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Playboy magazine in Braille. (The link is safe for work, by the way.) It is produced by...er...The Library of Congress.
Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on July 29, 2008 at 07:57 AM in Economics | Permalink
Comments
Some people really do read it just for the articles.
Posted by: at Jul 29, 2008 8:03:23 AM
Are the good parts in Braille too?
Posted by: meter at Jul 29, 2008 8:53:07 AM
Apparently Meese and the boys try to do away with it back in the day.
(favorite two sentences in the link:
"The judge, Thomas F. Hogan, made his ruling in an oral decision announced from the bench. A written decision is not expected until next week, said Oral O. Miller, executive director of the American Council of the Blind, the chief plaintiff in the case.")
Posted by: Kolohe at Jul 29, 2008 8:56:35 AM
Please see the movie Sneakers.
Posted by: KRM at Jul 29, 2008 9:38:33 AM
This was already being noted as an example of lunatic government expenditure 40 years ago. The fact that we've since had nearly 40 years to do something about it is symptomatic of how hard it is to do away with any government program, no matter how silly or trifling.
Posted by: David Hecht at Jul 29, 2008 10:04:59 AM
After a recent visit to the Library of Congress (which is AWESOME) my wife asked if the LoC has the largest porn collection anywhere, as they get 2 copies of everything printed.
I think she's right...
Posted by: ckstevenson at Jul 29, 2008 11:17:03 AM
This doesn't affect me since I am a consultant, but FYI Tyler, some people might not want ads for Erotic Furniture and Condomless Sex on their screens at the office. I.e. this link was not as safe as you had implied, in my opinion.
Posted by: Bob Murphy at Jul 29, 2008 4:01:56 PM
Meh, they got the idea from Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Posted by: Jacob Oost at Jul 30, 2008 3:00:20 AM
"This was already being noted as an example of lunatic government expenditure 40 years ago. The fact that we've since had nearly 40 years to do something about it is symptomatic of how hard it is to do away with any government program, no matter how silly or trifling."
So you're the hypocritical type of libertarian that believes that "lunatic" government expenditures should be cut in the name of censoring what blind people read?
I suppose they should be satisfied with The Economist and Reader's Digest? Maybe the fact that there was an actual blind person suing to allow the continued publication of this with the funding allotted means that there is actual demand for the material.
Posted by: Roland at Jul 30, 2008 4:16:22 AM
Forgive my ignorance, but this is very pertinent to the discussion: do you need both hands to read Braille?
Posted by: bb at Jul 30, 2008 6:41:36 AM
Is the Daily Racing Form available in Braille?
Posted by: Jarrod Myrick at Jul 30, 2008 10:46:51 AM
Roland - libertarians believe that Playboy Enterprises, or Lighthouse for the Blind, or some other private organization, should be producing the Braille edition of Playboy, not the government.
Though as such things go, it's not nearly so bad as most government expenditures, which not only cost money but actively reduce people's freedom.
Posted by: Anthony at Jul 30, 2008 12:18:08 PM
just goes to show what we all have known along or at least suspected. sex is 99% mental.
Posted by: john solanj at Jul 30, 2008 7:33:37 PM
