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+==== Welcome to the Libarynth... ====
-<html><font size=20>. .,. the libarynth is currently being reconstructed, slowly and semi-diligently, page by page, in alphabetical order. many of the old pages will appear in the near future, and current pages can be edited as you like. however, the creation of new pages will be disabled until all the old material has been moved into new positions... .{<sub>insert appropriate excuses about colour schema, layout and design. mutterings about form over content</sub>}}</font></html> -> [[todo|things to do]]
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+The ever-growing Libarynth is almost exactly what its name implies – a hybrid between a library and a labyrinth, a maze of pages in various stages of completion. It is a deeply intertwingled collection of documents, notes and [[randomness]] - many of which are related to [[start?do=search&id=foam|FoAM]], a network of transdisciplinary labs at the intersection of art, science, nature and everyday life.
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+FoAM's collaborators, friends and sympathisers use the Libarynth as a research diary, sketchbook, or activity log. Some sections of the Libaryth are [[category_index|well structured]], others are overgrown and forgotten. Pages can be found on a variety of topics, from [[visual programming]] to [[experience_inflatables|inflatables]] or vegetarian-friendly [[restaurant guide|restaurants]] around the world, lists of [[Culture Ships]] or [[luminous/steady_state_economics|steady state economics]] or perhaps notes about [[fermentation_notes|fermentation]]. Many pages are in development, containing a few links or a couple of short notes (inviting interested [[wiki_gardening|wiki-gnomes]] to continue them). Others are more complete research reports or project descriptions. For weeks the Libarynth might be quiet, punctuated with sudden bursts of activity. It is a living archive of FoAM's interests and activities, continually changing and expanding.
+For some the Libarynth can be overwhelming, so we advise caution when first treading over its threshold. Once comfortable within the overgrown wilderness, you are very welcome to contribute: by starting new topics, editing existing pages, or making new connections into ot out of the Libarynth itself, beyond its porous edges.
-the Libarynth is a parafictional, semifunctional (deeply [[Intertwingled]]) collection of documents, notes and Randomness in the smouldering rubble of babel. it exists simultaneously as the online tangent vortex for [[FoAM]]. The [[Category Index]] is a good place to start for a more organised perspective on the battle between order and chaos (ongoing).