«At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book. We never destroy a book by cutting off its binding. Instead, we digitize it the hard way—one page at a time. We use the Scribe, a book scanner our engineers invented, along with the software that it runs. Our scanning centers are located in universities and libraries around the world, from Boston Public Library to the University of Toronto to the Wellcome Library and beyond. Eliza is one of our fastest and most accurate scanners. Next she will execute quality control checks and fix any errors. Then she ships the book back to our Physical Archive for long-term preservation. Now imagine this: scanners like Eliza have done this 2,000,000 times. That’s what it takes to provide you with a free digital library.» – Plus Internet Archive’s Modern Book Collection Now Tops 2 Million Volumes, by Chris Freeland, February 3, 2021
so did you lay in bed blasting fireflies by owl city as a kid staring up at the ceiling while imagining running away to a happier place bc you grew up on fairy tales and make believe stories since you didnt really have the best social skills due to undiagnosed neurodivergency and thus didnt have a lot of friends so you spent all that extra time you had induldging in fictional stories and then grew up believing maybe one day youd get to go on a magical adventure like those stories had so youd spent so much time just longing for an escape and to go somewhere you understood bc you didnt understand people but you did understand all those stories you read or are you normal
I know that things don’t magically change with the date, same as you’re not necessarily different the day before and after your birthday – but like a birthday, I think the passage of time is worth celebrating, especially in times of struggle. This year has been hard, but we’re still fighting, still trying to make things better. It’s important to find your own light, however small, in the midst of darkness, and for me that’s been creating art and sharing it with all of you this year. Thank you for all the support you’ve shown me in 2020. Here’s to better and brighter things ahead.
when the quarantine ends we gotta get rid of capitalism for real. i’m not even being like a funny relatable commie teenager for the memes or whatever. capitalism is literally destroying the human spirit. i believe in the goodness of humanity!! i rlly do! but capitalism has built a society that values profit and productivity over human lives and connection. fuck elections that don’t mean anything fuck american oligarchy we gotta value each other and help each other
“even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. it is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist” ‒ hayao miyazaki