The Internet Archive has open data sets that we welcome bulk respectful downloading. These include government webpages, old books, and materials that we have permission to serve. On the other hand there are many collections that are available to users but not for bulk downloading. We use internal rate-limiting systems, filtering mechanisms, and network security services such as Cloudflare. We are trying, and there are ups and downs, but there have not been overall changes in recent years.
$20 billion is $155 per US household. (thought it illustrates a number in the news) "The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms President Donald Trump acted to help an ally in Latin America even as some MAGA supporters grumbled." https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/09/argentina-receives-us-bailout/
"First Coal Lease Auction in a Decade: Only One Bidder, Pennies on the Dollar Trump is trying to make coal happen again, and it just isn’t." from a friends free newsletter:
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Waymo $22 pickup wait 15min, Uber $26 wait 4min, Lyft $34 wait 7min; to go (rush hour) from the @npub1umd6...wfr7 to San Francisco Center for the Book. I love seeing Waymo's buzzing about-- makes me think time is moving forward. There are lots of them, and it seems the price is dropping (but wait times are high).
4,000 tickets a month by one photo robo-cop. (I have not gotten one yet) 36mph drivers in San Francisco now getting automatic tickets one block after exiting freeway on a 4 lane one-way street... braking to the 25mph posted speed limit-- dangerous? https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/speed-camera-san-francisco-21081832.php (1st timers at 11-16mph over get warning via snail mail, $50 to $500 fines for others, depending on speed. 56 new cameras in SF.)
Internet Archive Europe progress: new network router is now installed in central switching point. Onward!
Internet Archive Europe - Bringing Collections to Life
Internet Archive Europe - non-profit research library
Internet Archive Europe, a Dutch non-profit research library, is building collections and using advanced tools to bring them to life.
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"The Anthropic Settlement – what it is and isn’t (and who could get paid)" Interesting from a knowledgable writer.
The Anthropic Settlement – what it is and isn’t (and who could get paid) – Authors Alliance
Tom Lehrer, Musical Hero gave away his songs before he passed. Even more reasons to love this man. "All copyrights to lyrics or music written or composed by me have been permanently and irrevocably relinquished, and therefore such songs are now in the public domain. "
Tom Lehrer Songs
Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer
Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer DISCLAIMER STATEMENTI, Tom Lehrer, individually and as trustee of the
 (and he just passed at 97)
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.
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quick stat for we library nerds: it takes 1 month to dehydrate books in a cardboard box from 70% relative humidity to 50% with an environment of 35% relative humidity. next-- time for books in close-packed boxes, and low cost techniques to sustain low hydration. (low humidity is good for book preservation.)