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Vintage SciFi Magazine 'Galaxy' Preserved Online - And Hopefully Also SoundCloud (archive.org)
Long-time Slashdot reader Paul Fernhout writes: Archive.org has made available 355 issues of Galaxy Magazine for free access. Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980 with stories from many sci-fi greats [including Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, and Robert Heinlein]. At its peak, Galaxy greatly influenced the science fiction field. See also Open Culture and The Verge for more about the history of a magazine that help shape the imaginations of a generation of techies..
Meanwhile, Archive.org's Jason Scott -- who also founded textfiles.com -- says his own group of preservationists "plans large scale backing up of Soundcloud soon" -- or at least part of it. A placeholder page already informs visitors that "We are currently working on getting all the API data... We also are writing the scripts to get a good grab of everything we can." Scott told Motherboard Saturday "Our main concern is artists and creators suddenly finding their stuff gone, and making it so it's not in oblivion."
Meanwhile, Archive.org's Jason Scott -- who also founded textfiles.com -- says his own group of preservationists "plans large scale backing up of Soundcloud soon" -- or at least part of it. A placeholder page already informs visitors that "We are currently working on getting all the API data... We also are writing the scripts to get a good grab of everything we can." Scott told Motherboard Saturday "Our main concern is artists and creators suddenly finding their stuff gone, and making it so it's not in oblivion."
I do suppose they got permission from all the copyright holders, including the notoriously litigious ones?
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
See subject: I had 100's of these (actually my Father did, he's read more varied material than anyone I've ever met) & this is all that remains of them. We'd pick them up for 25 cents each @ a used bookstore nearby. I know this for a fact, as the sticker is STILL on the issue (yellowed w/ age).
Periodicals like this one, alongside comic books (which were 1st for me when I was ~ 6 yrs. old or so) helped me build up a decent enough vocabulary to score 790 on my SAT verbal.
My dad was a smart guy who knew reading was a good thing to get into for kids & early.
(Due to collegiate academia mostly though, I 'graduated' into mostly TECHNICAL reading though from then on & never went back to "leisure reading" for enjoyment though - it is only "made up stuff" granted, but it builds a foundation to build upon imo).
The trick I suppose was getting me material I would keep on doing. They worked.
APK
P.S.=> I never REALLY 'regretted' the hours spent on reading these & others like them (though I do wish I'd had more 'drive' to dive into more "useful material" that's practical for living though back then - but imo, it can be as DRY AS TOAST & not as "fun" as sci-fi was - I'd probably never have stuck by it were it the other way around especially considering I was only a young boy)... apk
See subject: I don't drool. I am not siphilitic. I am not a child molester. Stop now. I realize I must've really publicly destroyed you but I don't do that unless I am attacked 1st (like you are doing now). So You brought that on yourself.
* Yes, it's the reason you won't post using your "registered 'luser'" account & instead nigh-constantly harass me by UNIDENTIFIABLE "ne'er-do-well" anonymous posts...
(As you realize I've bookmarked every single time you've attacked me & I've torn you apart, probably under MANY fake account sockpuppets as well - get over it & grow up).
APK
P.S.=> Want to be angry @ someone? Look @ a mirror chump... lol! apk
I wish there was an archive of Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact, formerly Astounding. That one always seemed liked the thinking man's reader to me. The golden age for me was the 1950s through 1960s into the 1970s.
Murray Leinster, Christopher Anvil, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Keith Laumer ... those were the days.
I'm not sure that this is news - I downloaded the first year or so of Galaxy from archive.org last November. The irritating thing is that the URLs don't follow a consistent pattern, so I couldn't just curl them to catch up with at my leisure.
Affiliate spam as usual.
That's the price for using my name and likeness on Slashdot.
spam-free pdf You're free to put affiliate links if you want, but it IS spam, and as such, has a negative impact on your reputation.
I've up-modded a few of your posts because I look at each post on it's merit, no on the person's overall reputation, but I won't even consider the spammy ones for an up-mod. (blog spam doesn't deserve up-mods. No, I don't down-mod them - I'd rather concentrate on up-mods, as per the guidelines).
I look at it this way - people aren't attacking me for spamming, but for what I am, or for a serious differences of opinion - and I'm okay with that.
For those who want to post spammy links, there's Facebook and Twitter. Nothing of value will be lost on either site.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
The karma cap is 50 points. Once you hit it, positive mods do nothing, but negative mods will still affect it. For example, if you're at the cap, get 10 + mods, then subsequently get 10 - mods, you're down to 40 points. If a few people with 15 mod points decide to mod-bomb you, you can quickly find yourself at zero.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
On a thread about classic science fiction? I suppose it makes sense.
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Normally, your post would seem completely odd, but it completely fits in with a sci-fi article.
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With that sort of business acumen, it's amazing you are on the old side of middle-aged, living in a studio apartment with a manga collection.
Middle age is between 45 and 64. I'm only 47. That puts me on the young side of middle age. Now get off my virtual lawn, Millennial!
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20age
The karma cap is 50 points. Once you hit it, positive mods do nothing, but negative mods will still affect it. For example, if you're at the cap, get 10 + mods, then subsequently get 10 - mods, you're down to 40 points.
I just re-read the Slashdot FAQs. I didn't find this information anywhere and it's not consistent with my own experience.
If a few people with 15 mod points decide to mod-bomb you, you can quickly find yourself at zero.
Fortunately, I'm not pissing off everyone with a user account. Only the 14-year-old wankers.
Care to respond?
Nope. :)
Come on, stop this non-sense and propose Barbara to marry you. She has opened the door to you many times and she seems like a decent person.
What are you waiting for?
Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
I resent that remark. I am NOT a "decent person." I have my faults, same as everyone else. The only difference might be that I'm very much aware of them. Same as I'm aware that as time goes on, I'm continually having to challenge my basic assumptions because I can't just ignore new evidence. People who don't do this seem much happier.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
My original UID was in the 43000 range, under my old name. But when I legally changed my name and sex, I couldn't just change the user name, so I had to get another account to prevent incongruity.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.