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Friday, August 29, 2008

Long Now Foundation

Some time ago I was introduced to the Long Now Foundation, a group devoted to the implication of long time frames. It had slipped my mind for a few years (not a long time) but was happy to find out by happening on their blog, that they are still active. Check out their clock and library projects for an idea of what they are about.

Update: I am out of touch, but have been told that the beloved of the tech-set author Neal Stephenson's, soon-to-be-released book: Anathem, was inspired by LNF's Clock project. A pre-criticism ... it is 960 pages and most of his books are thick. Do a favor to us that have other things to read and slim these down. I do look forward to reading it. More on the book in Wired.

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