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(Library of Congress)   Library of congress opens Carl Sagan archive, containing billions and billions of documents   (loc.gov ) divider line 23
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2013-11-12 03:10:21 PM  
And after every document is a cutaway gag.
 
2013-11-12 03:49:05 PM  

scottydoesntknow: And after every document is a cutaway gag.


There are two kinds of documents in the archive:  Scientific papers, and rolling papers.
 
2013-11-12 03:58:01 PM  
A veritable Encyclopedia Galactica
 
2013-11-12 04:06:32 PM  
25.media.tumblr.com
 
2013-11-12 04:10:23 PM  
Seth MacFarlane is a pretty cool dude, I am kinda surprised he is behind this Carl Sagan archive. Have any of you seen his Cosmos series?
 
2013-11-12 04:23:37 PM  

Science_Guy_3.14159: Seth MacFarlane is a pretty cool dude, I am kinda surprised he is behind this Carl Sagan archive. Have any of you seen his Cosmos series?


Because Seth Mcfarlane is a huge nerd and Cosmos and Star Trek were his favorite shows?
 
2013-11-12 04:30:09 PM  
Do they serve you a slice of apple pie when you leave the library?.
 
2013-11-12 04:40:26 PM  

CygnusDarius: Do they serve you a slice of apple pie when you leave the library?.


Yeah, but they couldn't make it from scratch.
 
2013-11-12 04:50:16 PM  
We Ewmans will barely have time to read the billions and billions of documents.
 
2013-11-12 05:11:36 PM  
Well played subby.
 
2013-11-12 05:15:49 PM  
DUDE WHAT
 
2013-11-12 05:17:42 PM  
My god, it's full of index cards..
 
2013-11-12 05:28:30 PM  
I call dibs on looking at the microfiche first.
 
2013-11-12 05:29:42 PM  
Will there be sex in the turtleneck room?
 
2013-11-12 05:45:32 PM  

jaybeezey: I call dibs on looking at the microfiche first.


The Pale Blue Microdot?
 
2013-11-12 06:53:00 PM  
It won't last. Everything is made of star stuff.
 
2013-11-12 09:32:30 PM  
Drink!
 
2013-11-12 10:00:11 PM  

Science_Guy_3.14159: Seth MacFarlane is a pretty cool dude, I am kinda surprised he is behind this Carl Sagan archive. Have any of you seen his Cosmos series?


Do you mean the new Cosmos, produced by MacFarlane? It comes out in 2014.
 
2013-11-12 10:36:26 PM  
 
2013-11-13 06:09:03 AM  

DrZiffle: Will there be sex in the turtleneck room?


Maybe..But there is no sex in the Reference Room....NONE...
 
2013-11-13 08:29:53 AM  
One might even say, a googleplex of documents.
 
2013-11-13 08:49:15 AM  
NDT seen furiously scrounging for quotes to appropriate.
 
2013-11-13 08:52:53 AM  
stoneyroads.com

grats on starring with Seth, guys!!
 
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