Marcio LM @askesis@qoto.org

In November 1867.

The Leipzig publisher Reclam launches its Universal-Bibliothek series of cheap reprints with Goethe's Faust following the lifting of copyright restrictions in the new North German Confederation for authors dead for more than 30 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust

Faust by Goethe at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/45806

#books #literature

"There’s something darkly fitting about these two forces, Silicon Valley and Trump, conjoining so amicably right now. The tech industry has never been bigger, or richer, or piloted by wealthier or more influential billionaires. Crypto, as close to a purely speculative instrument of capital as exists, is being hyper-charged. Trump, of course, has no regard for rules or standards; he respects only the accrual of power and wealth. The digital casino is open, there are no house rules apart from ‘don't insult the boss’, and there are certainly no guarantees. Anyone who gets screwed is either a loser or a sucker or shouldn’t have been there in the first place. "

(Original title: Silicon Valley got what it wanted)

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/silicon-valley-got-what-it-wanted