Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, a few sentences long, and one of the most moving speeches ever. The struggle still goes on, to test whether democracy can survive against fascism.
On much smaller issues, but my life seems to consist of small issues, a free cycler who received bags from me, found this in one
It looks like a little test piece from when I was beadweaving, maybe when I did the big tapestry piece as a residency at the library.
Anyway, such honesty! She wanted to know did I want it back! I know she works with jewelry making, so I suggested she could maybe use the beads. Judy, the blue ones are some of the bag o' beads you gave me ages ago, I think wooden, maybe from your basket making days. Yet another new home.
So ethics still apply in the world of freecycling, even though they're barely recognized in SCOTUS. Supreme Court of the United States, for people to whom the initials aren't familiar. I once had an American friend ask me what was this scotus thing people kept talking about!
Happy day, everyone, here's a bluebird of happiness puzzle in progress for you
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