Hacker News: ventura49https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ventura49Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:32:14 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by ventura49 in "Chopping up books when they're physically too big"]]>I feel like we’ve been hit by one of Michael O. Church’s troll agents.

1. Obsession with massive books.

2. High-value target (this community.)

3. Obviously bad idea that some people will treat as an earnest suggestion.

4. Oblique commentary on bad behavior by AI companies (destructive scanning of rare books.)

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