As of yesterday, academic file-sharing library AAAARG appears to be dead. (This time for real.)
Digital death, however, is rarely total or eternal, and arg-ists at the Facebook group (find it yourself) appear to be awaiting instructions about the next incarnation. Red-robed monks are scouring the electronic Himalayas searching for the child manifesting the correct signs. An unusual alignment of stars can be expected to announce the next location.
Here, in the meantime, are a few pages of interest for aaaarg buffs, e-library lovers, and open-sourceniks:
Masters of Media ｻ Small is Beautiful: a discussion with AAAARG architect Sean Dockray
Scanners, collectors and aggregators: On the ‘underground movement’ of (pirated) theory text sharing
Sub Specie Aeterni on “Help!!! AAAARG.ORG!!!” (scroll down for some recent comments)
I’m glad to hear that folks are working to bring things back, but what are those of us not on facebook supposed to do? I’m continually frustrated by the amount of dealing that goes on in that domain – a space that some of us prefer to avoid for various reasons. There is a need for redundancy in the communication networks that is not met when ideas are discussed solely on facebook – a great many valuable individuals (not speaking of myself necessarily) will be left out.
ye, i am having withdrawal! many people ‘out there’ who regularly use aaaarg do not have access to the standard (institutional $$$) scholarly resources like justor. so, i really hope it will show up somwhere ahead! and thanks for providing info on that when and if that should happen.
Yes, just like the little creatures of the sea that will recover from BP’s little spill-of-milk, given enough time, digital freedoms will poke their little crustacean heads out once Macmillan has stamped about enough on Aaaarg.org’s bones.
Why get upset about these sorts of things? Why invest either Thought or Thumos in what otherwise is known as the Perfect Balance of the Universe?
Three Cheers for Red Robed monks. We theorists can always use a sign.