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[Link] The Antonov An-225 Seems To Have Been Destroyed After All

Read: 3/3/2022 hackaday.com

Something that probably unites most Hackaday readers is a love of machines, particularly unique or interesting ones.

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[Link] Scholars Cringe at the Term ‘Dark Ages.’ Dan Jones Explains Why.

Read: 15/11/2021 www.nytimes.com

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Those who write about medieval history often develop a keen awareness that the narrative is best told when it is made relatable to the modern reader.

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[Link] A Treasure Trove of Furry History Is Available on the Internet Archive

Read: 4/11/2021 www.vice.com

The Internet Archive is full of gifts: malware museums, secret public domain books, random VHS tape collections, basically any esoteric interest you can think of, there's probably an archive collection of it, built by volunteers who are just really into that thing.

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[Link] The missing decades: the 20th century black hole in Europeana

Read: 17/10/2021 pro.europeana.eu

For the last couple of years librarians have talked about a 20th century black hole when trying to describe the effect that copyright has on making cultural heritage available online (it appears that the concept was first used publicly by Prof. James Boyle in a 2009 column for the Financial Times).

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[Link] In Defence Of ROMs, A Solution To Dying Games And Broken Copyright Laws

Read: 17/10/2021 www.kotaku.com.au

Various game emulation sites are pulling down their software libraries, or ceasing to exist entirely, following a lawsuit filed by Nintendo against one of the largest of their kind.

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