Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
by porphyra on Saturday March 06, 2021 @04:39PM
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It is pretty awesome that there are people like /r/datahoarder that are obsessed with backing up the collective knowledge of humanity.
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There's also Archive Team, focused on preserving at-risk sites before being taken offline.
Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
by capableweb on Saturday March 06, 2021 @04:46PM
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I'm not familiar with r/datahoarder, but if the name bears any significance, it seems they are mostly centered on hoarding data, which means just digital I guess? If so, I much rather would want to promote efforts like Internet Archive that back up all kind of things, not just digital data.
What does the Internet Archive back up that isn’t represented by 1s and 0s?
A ton of 35mm and 16mm film reels, vinyl, and even wax recording, physical books and a lot more. They make digital copies of them, but they also archive the physical versions as well. Here's a selection of the movies: https://archive.org/details/moviesandfilms?tab=about
Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
by LeoPanthera on Saturday March 06, 2021 @05:28PM
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The Physical Archive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive#Physical_medi...
Re:Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
by CompuHacker on Sunday March 07, 2021 @01:02PM
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Promote both, rest easier.