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Interesting report on an old #archival preservation technique and its challenge for #digitization.
A literal 'Spürnase' is helpful: "a faint scent of vanilla is present, a sign that the paper itself has begun to break down" 👃

Digital Collections Spotlight #52: Digitization for Preservation: PEC Letter Books « Moravian Archives

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'A rare copy for sale of "Lisp Style and Design" by Molly Miller and Eric Benson (Digital Press, 1990), a great book cited by Paul Graham in On Lisp that covers often overlooked topics. All the proceeds will be donated to the Medley Interlisp Project.'

Lisp Style & Design - Molly Miller, Eric Benson - VERY RARE - VERY GOOD cond | eBay
Good design and style enhance programming efficiency because they make programs easier to understand, to debug, and to maintain. Lisp Hackers' Delight. Paul Graham cites this book in his classic text,On Lisp.

Lätlased (suuresti Gints Zilbalodis) on teinud laheda filmi, ma pole näinud tervikuna, aga need jupid, mida ma olen näinud, tunduvad paljutõotavad. Tore on ka see, et nad on kasutanud filmi animeerimisel ja renderdamisel Blender'it, mis on vabatarkvaraline 3d programm.
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Learnt about fermented tofu or wet/preserved bean curd yesterday, and bought some today.
Kind of similar to nattoo, a #vegan blue cheese alternative.

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
TRAVIS: Now, Kasabi, listen to this: was the homing beacon to transmit in a code pattern?
KASABI: Yes. It was pulse, three long, two short, recurring. [Servalan prepares a final dose of the drug. Travis moves to stop her, but Servalan slaps him off and administers it to Kasabi.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/188 B7B1

i stayed up working on it 2 nights ago and then spent an hour yesterday putting the finishing touches on it (preserving old URLs, etc).
total time invested: 8 hours
lines of code written: 160 (74 Go and 86 shell)
new things learned: 2
satisfaction: priceless

One week to go with last places up for grabs! Join us at DINAcon 2024 next week in Bern to hear about:
💠 AI in Parliament: A Roadmap for the Parliamentary Library { Jacqueline Kucera }
🌸 How can large language models be used for sustainable procurement? { Marcel Gygli, Luca Rolshoven }
🌿 Source code sovereignty: local alternatives for an independent digital future { Tobias Brunner }
🧑‍⚖️ My workshop on open source contracts with Simon Schlauri
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CH Open DINAcon 2024 in Bern | Wissenschaft und Technik
Veranstaltung am 21.11.2024 in Bern. Die DINAcon ist ein Event für digitale Nachhaltigkeit unter dem Motto "Zukunftsmodelle für eine digi

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
VILA: He's failed to make contact with Kasabi.
AVON: Exactly. But Kasabi's signal came from the rendezvous point. Blake has arrived there and failed to make contact.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/250 B7B7

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
AVON: By all means, let us stand around and discuss it.
BLAKE: Avon's right. We're not safe here any longer. Let's move out. [They climb the stairs. Vila reaches the door first and tries to open it.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/371 B7B6

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
ARLE: Oh, come on, Berg. You're not old enough to have lost your nerve yet. [They start to cross the field. Smoke begins to rise around their feet] Help me. Help me. I can't move.
BERG: I can't. [Small flames lick near their feet] I can't! [His scream is cut off when they are blown up.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/23 B7B4