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Episode 30 - Libraries
17/12/16 08:52 Filed in: Information
Do you go to the library? This week we ponder the meaning of libraries, long-term data storage, and the importance of access to good information.
Also, diamond batteries and Proxima B. Plus, I will be off until the new year. With the holiday season upon us, I'm going to take a little vacation. I hope everyone has a stress-free end of the year.
Artist's interpretation of the Library of Alexandria, based on historical information
(By O. Von Corven - Tolzmann, Don Heinrich, Alfred Hessel and Reuben Peiss. The Memory of Mankind. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2307486)
Diamond nuclear batteries
(University of Bristol)
Proxima B news
(ESA)
The Internet Archive
IA Blog on their work to build a new location
http://www.storagecraft.com/blog/big-data-storage-library-congress/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
Also, diamond batteries and Proxima B. Plus, I will be off until the new year. With the holiday season upon us, I'm going to take a little vacation. I hope everyone has a stress-free end of the year.
Artist's interpretation of the Library of Alexandria, based on historical information
(By O. Von Corven - Tolzmann, Don Heinrich, Alfred Hessel and Reuben Peiss. The Memory of Mankind. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2307486)
Diamond nuclear batteries
(University of Bristol)
Proxima B news
(ESA)
Libraries
The Internet Archive
IA Blog on their work to build a new location
http://www.storagecraft.com/blog/big-data-storage-library-congress/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
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