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It's for this reason I am creating my own private engineering and scientific library that I hope to open to the public someday. If only I had a place to host it
by ironmagma 3y ago
It's for this reason I am creating my own private engineering and scientific library that I hope to open to the public someday. If only I had a place to host it that wasn't in the middle of hundreds of acres of farmland surrounded by gopher tortoises where no one ever goes.
- kristopolous 3y agoCheck out californias physical archive catalog: https://oac.cdlib.org/ https://oac.cdlib.org/ - you may find a benefactor there. The arid dryness of California, Nevada and Arizona are great for long term storage. Warehousing things out in the middle of nowhere like death valley or the mojave sounds just tops. It's the stuff that's plentiful now that we don't think about that will eventually become scarce. Think the pile of junk mail you get in your mailbox that you toss in the garbage. Things like cereal boxes from the 1970s go for, well this one recently went for $1,225: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364459062533 https://www.ebay.com/itm/364459062533 ... 12 pack of tab for $225: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374743094689 https://www.ebay.com/itm/374743094689 ... it's the stuff we all think is trash that becomes scarce. Look at 90s CRTs...they're worth thousands