Rewriting the past and controlling history is right up there for dictators. Nowadays, no need for bonfires.
I'm often reminded of a passage in an Iain M Banks (much missed) story, where an invading tyrant agrees surrender terms with a librarian planet:/
I'm often reminded of a passage in an Iain M Banks (much missed) story, where an invading tyrant agrees surrender terms with a librarian planet:/
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Creating an Intersection of Art and Technology with IA’s AIR Program.
The finished piece drew on thousands of historic HIV/AIDS documents and web resources in the Archive’s collection — many of which have since been altered or scrubbed off the live web.
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#InternetArchive #Art
The finished piece drew on thousands of historic HIV/AIDS documents and web resources in the Archive’s collection — many of which have since been altered or scrubbed off the live web.
buff.ly/UcJ9J1E
#InternetArchive #Art
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Once in power, he rearranges the entire contents of all the books, by word, in alphabetical order, & all images by pixel, in hue.
Let's hope there are lots of off-site backups in unfriendly places