The British Library is fifty this year and is inviting you to share in its celebrations. If you don’t live in London, you can still check out some of its resources for free on its YouTube channel, Facebook page, and its own website. As might be suspected, the actual Library goes back a long way […]
The British Library reopened in July. It is now September, but things have changed big time since the lockdown. Instead of just turning up at one of the reading rooms, seats must be booked in advance, now and for the immediate future, perhaps longer. Readers were limited to one session per week, but this has now been increased to two. The sessions are said to be four hours in length. In what universe is 11.30am to 2.30pm four hours?
The 2020 Mind Sports Olympiad, the first one to be held on-line, took place over the entire month of August bar August 31. Full details of the events and prize winners can be found on the official site, but in summary, it was a great success.
Because entry was free, but just as importantly because there were no physical barriers to overcome such as travel, there was a much larger turnout, but there was some striking consistency among the veterans.
You’ve probably heard of the Internet Archive, but if you are not familiar with it, it is one of the world’s largest and busiest websites. Currently ranked 173 by Alexa over the past 90 days, this figure is almost certainly an undestimate.
(PIA) — The hugely popular internet tool, the Wayback Machine by the Internet Archive, has been blocked by an Indian court order. India has a long history of blocking sites that are not illegal. Previous targets for internet service provider (ISP) level blocking include WordPress and Github.
