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David Byrne on the public library of his youth:
But where did the books go? Reading, the part of the Victorian outreach that involved more interaction and could actually be brought into one’s house for a while, is gone.
Maybe, with the sheer volume of text on the Internet, it isn’t deemed as important to make books available for free to the poor and newly arrived in the East End. Art you have to visit and see, for the most part, and books you can buy, browse at bookstores or now download. Maybe part of the museum or gallery’s attraction is the social aspect — reading is solitary.
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David Byrne Journal: 05.17.09: Art is good for you?
“ Maar het allergrootste probleem – dat ook Google niet kan oplossen - is dat we allemaal dood gaan. Horowitz: “Bij Google denken we na over hoe we tijd kunnen besparen. Onze producten moeten zo snel en makkelijk mogelijk werken. Al die milliseconden die we winnen, zijn bij elkaar opgeteld periodes. Wij geven tijd terug aan de wereld.” Van signaal naar data naar informatie naar kennis naar wijsheid naar verlichting, stond er op de sheet. ”
Google: Het grootste probleem is doodgaan #tnw
“ Consequences for search The interesting part is that the judge bypassed the argument that the site only links to illegal content, and does not host it. This is what the quote “this is going to bite Google in the ass” refers to. The Swedish ruling could potentially be an enormous problem for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engine operators, who may have to start filtering their own results for links to illegal content and copyrighted materials as a consequence, which will be a Herculean task… ”
How today’s Pirate Bay verdict may accidentally kill Search… - Copypaste Media
“ The problem is, the politicians do not understand that information wants to be free. Even our press conference can be picked up by all media to do with as they please. That is the whole point, there is no more exclusivity. The ISP’s are not really on our side, because they just want to be a common carrier without reponsibility for content. I understand that, but it would have been nice if they would have stood up for us though, or at least stood up for the internet in general. What is very disappointing is that Google has not openly backed us up. This is going to bite them in the ass…. ”
How today’s Pirate Bay verdict may accidentally kill Search… - Copypaste Media
“ The Kindle 2 is a portable, wireless, paperback-size device onto which people can download a virtual library of digitalized titles. Amazon sells these downloads, and where the books are under copyright, it pays royalties to the authors and publishers. Serves readers, pays writers: so far, so good. But there’s another thing about Kindle 2 — its heavily marketed text-to-speech function. Kindle 2 can read books aloud. And Kindle 2 is not paying anyone for audio rights. ”
Op-Ed Contributor - The Kindle Swindle? - NYTimes.com
Limerick for the Kindle
There once was a time when books slowly dwindled,
Bibliophiles everywhere felt nothing but swindled,
They wanted their books,
By hook or by crooks,
But alas, in the end, all of them Kindled!
Book Patrol: http://www.bookpatrol.net/2009/02/limerick-for-kindle.html
The Color-Coded Bookstore This definitely would not be practical on permanent basis (how would you find any book there on your own?) - but as a one time art project, local San Francisco artist Chris Cobb arranged all 20,000 books inside the Adobe Store by color! Read more info, and an interview with Chris: Rainbow covers are supposed to bring joy into your head, and thus enhance the message of books - with unexpected happiness. (via Dark Roasted Blend: The Bittersweet Art of Cutting Up Books
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“ Ik zou er meer over kunnen schrijven. Elke bladzijde zou ik van commentaar kunnen voorzien, of betrekken op de orl. Hoe ikzelf dat zie, heb gedaan, tracht te compenseren. Hoe ook ik dagen, nachtenlang wakker kan liggen van hoe ik mijn boeken dien te klasseren - biografieën afzonderlijk?, alles alfabetisch?, per taalgroep? - over de vreugd van het plannen van onbetaalbare beukenhouten kasten aan alle muren, tot in het huis van de buren toe - hoe alle boeken, ongelezen, toch reeds een verhaal vasthouden - hoe ze roezemoesen en elkaar aansteken, opstoken, de grond in boren en ophemelen - hoe een boek dat al twintig (10) jaar in de kast staat plots op een dag een niet te negeren signaal kan uitzenden en verslonden dient te worden - hoe een slecht boek een ganse boekenplank besmetten kan. Maar u snapt dat van uzelf zo ook wel. Of niet, en dan is het toch verloren moeite.
Ook i.v.m. uw eigen plaatselijke bibliotheek kan ik dit boek hoog in het vaandel voeren. We dragen immers elk ons kruisje, dat van de bibliotheek is - draai of keer het - de boekenliefde. ”
occamsrazorlibrary: De bibliotheek bij nacht
