Eric Hellman
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Free Ebook Foundation, Unglue.it, Project Gutenberg, Free-Programming-Books. (他)
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Today at #Charleston2025 @nielsstern.bsky.social will be participating in a panel about AI bots alongside Tim Lloyd @liblynxllc.bsky.social, Tim McGeary @duke-university.bsky.social & Eric Hellman, Free Ebook Foundation @gluejar.com
We're looking forward to this timely discussion!
We're looking forward to this timely discussion!
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today at #Charleston2025 @nielsstern.bsky.social will be participating in a panel about AI bots alongside Tim Lloyd @liblynxllc.bsky.social, Tim McGeary @duke-university.bsky.social & Eric Hellman, Free Ebook Foundation @gluejar.com
We're looking forward to this timely discussion!
We're looking forward to this timely discussion!
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Starting now at the Charleston Conference @nielsstern.bsky.social participating in the ‘Bot war’ panel #Chs2025 #Charleston2025 @gluejar.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Starting now at the Charleston Conference @nielsstern.bsky.social participating in the ‘Bot war’ panel #Chs2025 #Charleston2025 @gluejar.com
Great article about Greg Newby www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6a7a103...
Project Gutenberg CEO Greg Newby helped put a trove of literature online
A professor and a fixture of the hacker community, he was also ‘undoubtedly the most consequential volunteer’ to the project, a massive library of free, public domain texts on the internet
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Great article about Greg Newby www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6a7a103...
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The Project Gutenberg community mourns the passing of our CEO, Dr. Greg Newby (@gbnewby).
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.
www.gutenberg.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Project Gutenberg community mourns the passing of our CEO, Dr. Greg Newby (@gbnewby).
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Without his years of leadership, Project Gutenberg wouldn't be what it is today. Learn more about him and his contributions at
www.gutenberg.org/about/newby....
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This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.
The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
I was there. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I was there. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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Join us for the Open Heritage Statement Launch Webinar | 14 October at 14:00 UTC.
openheritagestatement.org/signatories
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has already signed the list of signatories to the Open Heritage Statement.
#CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
openheritagestatement.org/signatories
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has already signed the list of signatories to the Open Heritage Statement.
#CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Join us for the Open Heritage Statement Launch Webinar | 14 October at 14:00 UTC.
openheritagestatement.org/signatories
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has already signed the list of signatories to the Open Heritage Statement.
#CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
openheritagestatement.org/signatories
Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation has already signed the list of signatories to the Open Heritage Statement.
#CulturalHeritage #CreativeCommons #PublicDomain
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TAROCH Coalition, led by Creative Commons, promotes equitable access to public domain heritage. Its Open Heritage Statement affirms shared values, removes barriers & urges a UNESCO framework to secure global cultural access & participation for a sustainable creative future
openheritagestatement.org
openheritagestatement.org
Open Heritage Statement
openheritagestatement.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
TAROCH Coalition, led by Creative Commons, promotes equitable access to public domain heritage. Its Open Heritage Statement affirms shared values, removes barriers & urges a UNESCO framework to secure global cultural access & participation for a sustainable creative future
openheritagestatement.org
openheritagestatement.org
Personal Note: As of today, I am officially "Acting Executive Director" of Project Gutenberg. PG's President and CEO, Greg Newby, is very ill and does not have the energy to do all the things that keep Project Gutenberg running. This is a big responsibility for me and it's going to be a lot of work.
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Personal Note: As of today, I am officially "Acting Executive Director" of Project Gutenberg. PG's President and CEO, Greg Newby, is very ill and does not have the energy to do all the things that keep Project Gutenberg running. This is a big responsibility for me and it's going to be a lot of work.
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It is so important that we stay engaged and get people ready to vote this November. New Jersey needs a leader like Mikie Sherrill who will stand up to Trump and fight for working families. Be sure to tune in to tonight’s debate!
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mikiesherrill.com/debate
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September 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It is so important that we stay engaged and get people ready to vote this November. New Jersey needs a leader like Mikie Sherrill who will stand up to Trump and fight for working families. Be sure to tune in to tonight’s debate!
mikiesherrill.com/debate
mikiesherrill.com/debate
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Do you love public transit and science fiction? Of course you do! Now you can have them at the same time! Next Tues, 9/16, at 6pm, an astonishing panel of activists and creators are coming together to talk about the future of transit. Seriously do not miss this one-of-a-kind event. luma.com/0olo6szj
Public Transit Visions in Speculative Fiction · Luma
Flying cars in the Jetsons; trains snaking around towers in Wakanda, or the sentient rail system on the newly terraformed Sask-E planet. In building future and…
luma.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Do you love public transit and science fiction? Of course you do! Now you can have them at the same time! Next Tues, 9/16, at 6pm, an astonishing panel of activists and creators are coming together to talk about the future of transit. Seriously do not miss this one-of-a-kind event. luma.com/0olo6szj
On Wednesday, I finished a 110km trek, the Fjällräven Classic Sweden, along with 500 others, many of whom are now good friends!
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
On Wednesday, I finished a 110km trek, the Fjällräven Classic Sweden, along with 500 others, many of whom are now good friends!
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The intersection of my interests: libraries, books, and whackadoo sports mascots.
Gritty's a librarian now thx.
#ALAAC25
#ALAAC25
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The intersection of my interests: libraries, books, and whackadoo sports mascots.
Project Gutenberg (@gutenberg.org) had its 2nd day ever with over 1M book downloads: www.gutenberg.org/browse/score...
Probably lots of AI bots, but regardless, the folks at ibiblio.org deserve a lot of credit for a hosting infrastructure that serves that load without a glitch!
Probably lots of AI bots, but regardless, the folks at ibiblio.org deserve a lot of credit for a hosting infrastructure that serves that load without a glitch!
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.
www.gutenberg.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Project Gutenberg (@gutenberg.org) had its 2nd day ever with over 1M book downloads: www.gutenberg.org/browse/score...
Probably lots of AI bots, but regardless, the folks at ibiblio.org deserve a lot of credit for a hosting infrastructure that serves that load without a glitch!
Probably lots of AI bots, but regardless, the folks at ibiblio.org deserve a lot of credit for a hosting infrastructure that serves that load without a glitch!
Here’s a project that someone out there will think is fun - do a census of unicode characters used in Project Gutenberg texts. In addition to helping PG code development, it might be interesting from a ddigital humanities/data science angle. github.com/gutenbergtoo...
@gutenberg.org
@gutenberg.org
Need census of Unicode characters in PG texts · Issue #276 · gutenbergtools/ebookmaker
Here something that woud be really useful for PG development going forward: A count of the occurrence of unicode code points used in PG texts. A recent issue #271 notes that the 2em dash is often u...
github.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Here’s a project that someone out there will think is fun - do a census of unicode characters used in Project Gutenberg texts. In addition to helping PG code development, it might be interesting from a ddigital humanities/data science angle. github.com/gutenbergtoo...
@gutenberg.org
@gutenberg.org
Earth shaking events 65 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Va...
1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Earth shaking events 65 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Va...
So Journalism falls short, the world needs to respect Sovereignty.
May 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So Journalism falls short, the world needs to respect Sovereignty.
Another edition of Eric's stravaverse. Today: The Boston Marathon and Paul Revere's ride. go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/04/bost...
Boston Marathon Strava-verse: Paul Revere's ride
In seventh grade, Miss Phillips had me memorize "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. So I did. After finishing " Jabberwocky ...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Another edition of Eric's stravaverse. Today: The Boston Marathon and Paul Revere's ride. go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/04/bost...
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Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.
April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.
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#AI Bots are Overwhelming Some #Journals (via @cenmag.bsky.social) cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #scholcomm #publishing
AI bots are overwhelming some journals
Web traffic from the bots is disrupting journal websites, but chemistry titles aren’t yet inundated
cen.acs.org
April 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#AI Bots are Overwhelming Some #Journals (via @cenmag.bsky.social) cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #scholcomm #publishing
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