Carl @carlcolglazier@scholar.social

"We have every piece of human knowledge at our fingertips!"

Except we don't and a bunch of it is hidden behind paywalls.

Hello! I'm an undergraduate in computer science and media studies at #NCState University ('19). My goal is to help make meaningful information useful and accessible through new media studies, social computing, and computational social science.

Long-term I am working toward pursuing a PhD related to Information Science and/or Computer-Human Interaction. Still figuring out how to navigate this whole process, but I'm learning a lot along the way! #introduction

Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech

https://knightcolumbia.org/content/protocols-not-platforms-a-technological-approach-to-free-speech

Went with FunkWhale (thanks @bgcarlisle). https://music.carl.cx/channels/carl_cx/

I think it might be a fun side project to build a simple front-end/host, but no need to reinvent the wheel if my exact use case already has a solution. A lot of what I have found so far seems designed for managing a personal library (i.e. to stream on your speaker or TV), rather than creators hosting their own works for public consumption.

Seeking suggestions: self-hosted software or platforms to publish music files.

I have two years of pieces sitting in a folder. I'd like to make them accessible under a CC-BY license.

This album is being slept on, but it's really good! Recommended if you like old-timey / country R&B music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlvcTIUTyc

Visualizing the #fediverse. #dataviz

Now a good time to re-read La Peste?

Two of my PhD admissions visits have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Making what was already a tough decisions even harder!

Does anyone have experience with doing this kind of thing remotely? I don't want to disadvantage programs who made the sensible call to move everything virtual just on the basis of missing that physical connection.

After graduating in December, I'm currently waiting to hear back from PhD programs. Here's what I've been reading in the meantime: https://carlcolglazier.com/notes/reading-undergrad/

Scientists and creatives on Linux: what kind of setup are you using and what do you like about it?

Thinking about switching WM/DEs.

Do any of my mutuals use #Zotero? I have it downloaded for a class and would love to hear examples of putting it to good use!

Pretty amazing to look over the last few years and see how much I've learned and grown. Gives me hope for the next few years also.