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Borges Labyrinth in Venice reopens to the public

33 pointsby gone35last Friday at 8:41 PM5 commentsview on HN

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bywatertoday at 4:42 AM

Given his themes, I wonder if the exit is just an illusion, or if you truly feel lost inside. Peak Borges tribute.

schaefertoday at 4:33 AM

I love this book so much (Labyrinths, by Borges).

I once calculated the number of books in the library of babble, and had to try a number of numerical libraries to do so. one after another they kept puking on the large integers.

I also think of "the secret miracle" often.

crabmuskettoday at 3:34 AM

What a coincidence - I'm currently reading his collection Labyrinths. If you've enjoyed the short stories of Ted Chiang I'd highly recommend it.

AngryDatatoday at 2:28 AM

Well I guess its neat they added a tactile map for the blind at the beginning of the maze, except the solid hard barrier at the bottom within the very narrow spaces and with hard corners is a massive tripping hazard even for people who can see.

jmutextoday at 3:15 AM

Hope they have good signage, or at least a debugger. A real-world recursive data structure!