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Public Record
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Prodding the Collective Memory: Considering compilation as a career.

[…] Compiling is the strenuous task of seeking out and organizing content from the Public Record and the infinite abyss of the Collective Memory. […]

Because of the significant task of searching through and gathering untagged data, compilers tend to have a deep interest in their subject matter. If they didn’t personally care about the subject of their research, the process of combing through disorganized data is a tortuous one. […]

Eldon Backertrak Jr.