well, considering there was an official announcement stating that BARD would be down if there was a shutdown… Either NLS didn't get the message or congress agreed on a funding bill.
-eric On Oct 1, 2013, at 6:51 AM, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: > It's interesting that again the blind community feaks out for nothing. > As of this morning the sight worked just fine. > > On 10/1/13, Patti Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had to go to a meeting last night, fully intending on coming home and >> downloading some books that I had found in the new listings. >> Well I forgot to do that, so when I got up this morning I thought, well >> that's that, I can't get those books. >> But I was able to get them. >> So I wonder did we get a reprieve or since it was yesterday's books is >> that why I could get them. At any rate I am glad I was successful in >> getting the ones I wanted. >> Patti >> >> On 9/30/2013 11:07 PM, eric oyen wrote: >>> This is a major reason why a single app on an iPhone (like BARD) is such a >>> not so nice idea. In order to read any books from the NLS, the app >>> authenticates with the NLS servers. If they are shut down, so is your >>> ability to read. THis is why I prefer the use of both my Braille Sense and >>> my Victor Reader Stream. With these and a few ram sticks full of books, I >>> can be set for just about any contingency. >>> >>> -eric >>> >>> On Sep 30, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Marianne Denning wrote: >>> >>>> -- >>>> I did a little research and copied this information directly from the >>>> home page of the Library of Congress. If you have downloaded books >>>> onto your IDevice you should be fine but if they are in your wish list >>>> you probably won't be able to access them. >>>> >>>> >>>> News from the Library of Congress >>>> >>>> September 27, 2013 >>>> >>>> Advisory: Possible Federal Shutdown >>>> >>>> In the event of a temporary shutdown of the federal government, >>>> beginning Tuesday, October 1, all Library of Congress buildings will >>>> close to the public and researchers. 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