I also recommend reading the original post (in March 2020) on support from other libraries “This is a response to the scores of inquiries from educators about the capacity of our lending system and the scale needed to meet classroom demands because of the closures…” blog.archive.org/2020/03/24/a...

I also recommend Chris Hayes’ recent interview with Brewster Kahle for his podcast blog.archive.org/2024/07/02/l...

This story threads the needle on a number of issues that have confused people about Hachette v Internet Archive. Very much worth your time www.wired.com/story/intern...

The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself

The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

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Tomorrow!

JMjomc.bsky.socialJul 8, 2024 4:19pm

This fall, the Sci-Fi Book Club at the LAPL/Mark Twain Library, is hosting the legendary Joe Haldeman to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his classic novel, The Forever War. Come join us! It's a free virtual event and all are welcome. Sept 26th, 6pm, Email mtwain@lapl.org for the Zoom link

Finally catching up with this neat little article about Cyberpunk at 40 by @jomc.bsky.socialfilmmakermagazine.com/127295-joann...

The Future Looking Back At Us: Joanne McNeil on Cyberpunk | Filmmaker Magazine

Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.

"Elements of his style are consistent across the book [Neuromancer] and his body of work. His writing is highly visual and granular, with fastidious attention to design and spatiality." Lovely ode to William Gibson in the broader context of cyberpunk lit

JMjomc.bsky.socialSep 19, 2024 5:55pm

For the latest issue of Filmmaker magazine, I wrote about Neuromancer — an enduring classic celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — and whether "Cyberpunk" is a living or retrospective genre filmmakermagazine.com/127295-joann...

The Future Looking Back At Us: Joanne McNeil on Cyberpunk | Filmmaker Magazine

Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We're having a sale. Through Sept 30th, ALL BOOKS IN STOCK (over 400 titles) are 50% off. These are the select books that we keep in stock because we like them so much. ALL TIPS this quarter will be donated to a fundraiser on Gaza Funds. GET IN! massivebookshop.com/collections/...

ALL BOOKS IN STOCK

Can't decide where to start? Here's a collection of every book currently stocked in our Massive Fulfillment Center in Greenfield, Mass. Because we'd rather donate our cash reserves to bail funds than ...

*Forty years of cyberpunk, wow, I'll have to take the Serbian-feminist girlfriend over to Trieste and tell a bunch of Italians about that #FilmFestival

JMjomc.bsky.socialSep 19, 2024 6:01pm

Last year, The Big Book of Cyberpunk anthology was published and soon an exhibition on "cyberpunk" will open at the Academy Museum. Both projects would benefit from a stronger archival support rather than branching outward from narrow roots filmmakermagazine.com/127295-joann...

And more on why Gibson’s debut novel endures while it creatively outpaces some of the technology it inspired