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- The Ruling That Threatens the Future of Libraries https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/internet-archive-libraries-federal-court-ruling/673615/ 121 comments
- Show HN: Async UI: A Rust UI Library Where Everything is a Future https://wishawa.github.io/posts/async-ui-intro/ 92 comments
- Building the Mathematical Library of the Future https://www.quantamagazine.org/building-the-mathematical-library-of-the-future-20201001/ 45 comments
- The Future Of Libraries In The E-Book Age http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135117829/the-future-of-libraries-in-the-e-book-age?f=1008&ft=1 17 comments
- The Future Library - The Norwegian library with books by famous authors that won't be published for 100 years https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220630-the-norwegian-library-with-unreadable-books 25 comments books
- TIL that Majel Barrett, the voice of the Starfleet computer on Star Trek, recorded an entire library of phonetic sounds before she died which allowed her voice to be used as the computer for future generations. https://news.avclub.com/the-late-majel-barrett-might-still-voice-the-computer-o-1798251733 18 comments linguistics
- Florida man still pitching trailer park as site of future Trump presidential library https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-trailer-park-future-trump-presidential-library 66 comments politics
- Florida man still pitching trailer park as site of future Trump presidential library https://nypost.com/2020/11/21/florida-man-still-wants-trump-presidential-library-in-trailer-park/ 29 comments politics
- Future of ureq http client library https://github.com/algesten/ureq/blob/future/thoughts.md 40 comments rust
- std::byte me! - Bit Handling in a Future Standard Library https://thephd.github.io/std-byte-me-gsoc-2019 9 comments cpp
- Libraries missing for futures 0.3 https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/aygqrg/libraries_missing_for_futures_03/ 7 comments rust
- H.R.3671 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3671 11 comments politics
- Elif Shafak joins Future Library, writing piece to be unveiled in 2114 - The Turkish novelist follows Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Sjón in creating work for publishing project that will only be printed 97 years from now. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/27/elif-shafak-joins-future-library-writing-piece-to-be-unveiled-in-2114 85 comments books
- Neil Gaiman on why our future depends on reading, libraries, & librarians. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming 776 comments books
- Survey: What libraries would you like to see in the future? https://users.rust-lang.org/t/survey-what-libraries-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-future/2234 49 comments rust
- Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell are the first authors to bestow secret novels to the Future Library project, a forest planted in Norway that will be made into books in 100 years time - it is likely none of us will ever read their entries. http://www.theinsight.co/katie-paterson 15 comments books
- Margaret Atwood reveals her Future Library book, Scribbler Moon. David Mitchell is named as the project’s next writer. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/27/margaret-atwood-scribbler-moon-future-library-norway-katie-paterson 8 comments books
- Neil Gaiman: Libraries are cultural 'seed corn'. The author tells Toby Litt how these ‘safe spaces’ were vital to him as a child, and why their closure endangers our future. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/17/neil-gaiman-libraries-are-cultural-seed-corn 215 comments books
- Ranges, Concepts, and the Future of the Standard Library http://ericniebler.com/2014/11/07/ranges-concepts-and-the-future-of-the-standard-library/ 30 comments cpp
- Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming 244 comments books
- Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming 203 comments books
- "Future libraries" such as this new one in Chicago, will still have books for traditional users. Then again I cant even remember the last time I was at a library. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/ct-met-library-of-the-future-0308-20110307,0,367729.story 9 comments reddit.com
- Rare 1602 Chinese rice paper map that first detailed five continents for emperor goes on show in the U.S. Plans are to scan it and put it online in the World Digital Library in the future. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/13/1602-chinese-map-washington 8 comments history
- Nazi looted art found at future site of Bush presidential library http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/64351-nazi-looted-art-found-at-future-site-of-bush-presidential-library 11 comments reddit.com
- 1000+ authors speak out for the digital future of libraries, ask publishers to halt harmful actions & rhetoric https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2022-10-18-1000-authors-speak-out-for-the-digital-future-of-libraries-ask-publishers-to-halt-harmful-actions-rhetoric 7 comments technology
- Tsitsi Dangarembga’s next work won’t be read by anyone until 2114: The Zimbabwean writer joins authors including Margaret Atwood and Ocean Vuong who have agreed to lock away new writing in the Future Library https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/25/tsitsi-dangarembgas-next-work-wont-be-read-by-anyone-until-2114-future-library 420 comments books
- Lessons learnt updating a library to std::future https://cetra3.github.io/blog/mpart-async-0-3-0/ 7 comments rust
- Brisbane's LNP council has banned Extinction Rebellion activists from using libraries and other council facilities to plan their protests in the future stating they "are not suitable meeting places for organisations that advocate or incite illegal activities". https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-city-council-bans-extinction-rebellion-from-libraries-20191015-p530xv.html?fbclid=iwar0w_hbjzvtp3xqyjkta-6dvllj76-yxiyhb7my0gabz0rsxm8ugxet4tgo 3 comments worldnews
- Something interesting happened at college today - my classmate asked me to meet him in the library to talk about "future plans" https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/76y203/something_interesting_happened_at_college_today/ 104 comments india
- Relm, a GUI library, based on GTK+ and futures, written in Rust http://relm.ml/relm-intro 65 comments rust
- David Mitchell buries latest manuscript for a hundred years - Author of Cloud Atlas delivers his new work – which won’t be read until 2114 – to Oslo’s Nordmarka forest as part of the Future Library project. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/30/david-mitchell-buries-latest-manuscript-for-a-hundred-years?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks 12 comments books
- "In the future, readers will not go in search of books to read. Feral books will stalk readers, sneak into their ebook libraries, and leap out to ambush them." - Charles Stross http://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2013/10/17/how-readers-will-discover-books-in-future/ 10 comments books
- Ronald Reagan’s Childhood Home To Be Bulldozed For Possible Future Home Of Obama Library http://www.mediaite.com/online/ronald-reagans-childhood-home-to-be-bulldozed-for-possible-future-home-of-obama-library/ 33 comments politics
- Isaac Asimov's letter to the future patrons of a new library (poignant) http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/03/isaac-asimovs-letter.html 7 comments books
- Books have played a major role in shaping the American house. But with e-readers rapidly turning bookworms into techies, what's the future for home libraries, bookshelves and coffee-table tomes? http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/118014114.html 134 comments books
- The next C++ standard is supposed to include futures in the libraries. Futures allow assignment to a value that is to be calculated at a later time - assigning a promise in lieu of the final value until such time as it becomes available. http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/3221?1 4 comments programming
- Not to be published for 100 years: Man Booker prize winning novelist Han Kang is the latest author to join the Future Library project https://nothingintherulebook.com/2018/08/31/not-to-be-published-for-100-years-man-booker-prize-winning-novelist-han-kang-is-the-latest-author-to-join-the-future-library-project/ 42 comments books
- Well that stinks..."Residents of a small Iowa town criticized their library’s LGBTQ staff and their displaying of LGBTQ-related books until most of the staff quit. Now, the town’s library is closed for the foreseeable future." https://iowastartingline.com/2022/07/13/whats-happening-with-the-vinton-public-library/ 125 comments books
- A group of publishers are pushing a lawsuit that could have huge negative impacts on the future of e-book (and digital audiobook) lending through libraries. This is the best article on the lawsuit I've seen so far. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/internet-archive-lawsuit-libraries/ 11 comments books
- 4.8 million UK websites to be archived in ambitious library project - 6 UK libraries -- including the British Library -- team up to capture & archive UK's digital history, including all sites on UK's web domain, to ensure future historians don't have to grapple with a "digital black hole". http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/5/web-archive-british-library 5 comments history