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Re:AI companies are shredding rare books by starkparker on Monday July 27, 2026 @11:25AM (#49071007)
Dealing with mold in an archival environment is a nightmare, and yeah, the only thing sealing the books in plastic does is make it easier to either throw them away, or to freeze them to try to kill and then manually clean out the mold. https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/3...
Re:AI companies are shredding rare books by fragmede on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @06:17AM (#49081759)
How about irradiating them? Would kill the mold without the humidity problems.