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- Library of Congress: Copyright is killing sound archiving http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/11/library-of-congress-3.html 13 comments
- Publishers Get One Step Closer To Killing Libraries https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/27/publishers-get-one-step-closer-to-killing-libraries/ 4 comments stallmanwasright
- Lit - a simple library for building fast, lightweight web components. At Lit's core is a boilerplate-killing component base class that provides reactive state, scoped styles, and a declarative template system that's tiny, fast and expressive https://lit.dev/docs/ 42 comments javascript
- A copyright lawsuit threatens to kill free access to Internet Archive's library of books https://www.popsci.com/technology/internet-archive-lawsuit/ 194 comments books
- A copyright lawsuit threatens to kill free access to Internet Archive's library of books https://www.popsci.com/technology/internet-archive-lawsuit/ 18 comments technology
- Va. bill to regulate explicit books in school libraries killed https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/01/va-bill-to-regulate-explicit-books-in-school-libraries-killed/ 19 comments politics
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorbike? Core-js found out in early 2020 https://www.theregister.com/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 4 comments webdev
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorbike? Core-js found out in early 2020 https://www.theregister.com/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 15 comments opensource
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorbike? Core-js found out in early 2020 https://www.theregister.com/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 25 comments programming
- Library: Please stop microwaving our books to kill COVID-19 https://fox2now.com/news/library-please-stop-microwaving-our-books-to-kill-covid-19/ 18 comments nottheonion
- Library: Please stop microwaving our books to kill COVID-19 https://www.wtnh.com/news/library-please-stop-microwaving-our-books-to-kill-covid-19/ 3 comments nottheonion
- People are microwaving library books and masks to kill COVID-19 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 3 comments nottheonion
- Library officials warn: Stop microwaving books to kill COVID-19 https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 9 comments nottheonion
- Library officials warn: Stop microwaving books to kill COVID-19 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 6 comments nottheonion
- People are microwaving library books and masks to kill COVID-19 — and that's bad https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 4 comments nottheonion
- Library officials warn: Stop microwaving books to kill COVID-19 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 6 comments nottheonion
- Library officials warn: Stop microwaving books to kill COVID-19 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 4 comments nottheonion
- Library officials warn: Stop microwaving books to kill COVID-19 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/23/library-officials-warn-stop-microwaving-books-kill-covid-19/3224299001/ 760 comments books
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorcycle? Core-js just found out https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 397 comments programming
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorcycle? Core-js just found out https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 176 comments webdev
- What happens when the maintainer of a JS library downloaded 26m times a week goes to prison for killing someone with a motorcycle? Core-js just found out https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/26/corejs_maintainer_jailed_code_release/ 31 comments javascript
- Poisonous books found in library of University of Southern Denmark - The deadly discovery has echoes of a novel-turned-movie where victims are killed off by the toxic pages of a forbidden manuscript. https://news.sky.com/story/poisonous-books-found-in-library-of-university-of-southern-denmark-11429149 19 comments books
- Poisonous books found in library of University of Southern Denmark - The deadly discovery has echoes of a novel-turned-movie where victims are killed off by the toxic pages of a forbidden manuscript. https://news.sky.com/story/poisonous-books-found-in-library-of-university-of-southern-denmark-11429149 5 comments europe
- Poisonous books found in library of University of Southern Denmark - The deadly discovery has echoes of a novel-turned-movie where victims are killed off by the toxic pages of a forbidden manuscript. https://news.sky.com/story/poisonous-books-found-in-library-of-university-of-southern-denmark-11429149 97 comments worldnews
- USBKill turns thumb drives into computer kill switches -- "The device would be useful 'in case the police comes busting in, or steals your laptop from you when you are at a public library (as with Ross Ulbricht)'" http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18347 18 comments privacy
- USBKill turns thumb drives into computer kill switches -- "The device would be useful 'in case the police comes busting in, or steals your laptop from you when you are at a public library (as with Ross Ulbricht)'" http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18347 52 comments technology
- School Libraries are being killed off by quietly defunding librarians, leaving the doors unlocked and claiming the libraries are opened to avoid criticism. What can be done to stop this trend? http://www.miketheteacher.com/when-it-comes-to-school-libraries-duval-county-doesnt-understand-the-difference-between-unlocked-and-open/ 16 comments books
- Apache Kills Off Its C++ Standard Library http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=mtqxnde 21 comments cpp
- Is the Library of Congress killing Internet radio? http://netrightdaily.com/2013/03/killing-internet-radio/ 4 comments technology
- Tell Amazon: Books and Libraries Shouldn't Have a Kill Switch http://www.defectivebydesign.org/node/2250 138 comments technology
- Wisconsin's "WiscNet" provides affordable network access to the state's schools and libraries, but it is fighting for its life: Governor Scott Walker and big ISPs want to kill it off http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/wisconsin-public-internet-fights-telecoms-attempts-to-kill-it-off.ars 44 comments politics
- My Curses 3D library! (Yes I have no professional experience programming don't kill me D:) https://github.com/lf94/curses-3d 30 comments programming
- How journal subscriptions are killing libraries: academics write the articles, peer review them, serve as editors -- all for free. Then libraries have to buy back the work at ruinous prices in the form of journal subscriptions. The journals add nothing but their profit margins. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/dec/23/library-three-jeremiads/ 5 comments books
- 'Keith Richards killed my orchid' - Rolling Stones guitarist reportedly kills rare flower in New York Public Library with second-hand smoke. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/10/keith-richards-kills-orchid 3 comments reddit.com
- Man killed with crossbow at Toronto library - The man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck down by the projectile, known as a bolt, police told CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/12/02/library-man-crossbow548.html 11 comments worldnews
- Nov. 23 is the anniversary of John Milton's famous anti-censorship quote: "He who destroys a good book kills reason itself." In the past decade, the American Library Association (ALA) documented nearly 4,000 attempts made to ban books from local libraries. http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2009/11/he-who-destroys-good-book-kills-reason.html 4 comments books
- "Updating library this may take a few minutes" - I keep getting this message on my iPod Touch and it's killing me. Anyone? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/11/with-itunes-9-apple-brings-back-a-classic-the-slow-iphone-sync/ 7 comments apple
- Believing its contents to be "immoral," the Hanover County School Board in Virginia decided to remove all copies of Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, from the county's school libraries. Lee responded perfectly by way of the following letter... http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/04/problem-is-one-of-illiteracy-not.html 7 comments history
- Believing its contents to be "immoral," the Hanover County School Board in Virginia decided to remove all copies of Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, from the county's school libraries. Lee responded perfectly by way of the following letter... http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/04/problem-is-one-of-illiteracy-not.html 51 comments books
- First they burn the books. Then they kill people. History has shown us this repeatedly. - Rightwing pastors are condemning public libraries and some have started to burn LGBTQ-themed books. History has shown us what happens next. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/07/first-burn-books-kill-people-history-shown-us-repeatedly/ 729 comments politics