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[–] anonproxy00@lemm.ee 35 points 6 days ago

i have like 10 tb of documented changes from just the us govnt websites. I log every. single. change. to a selection of both local and federal .gov sites. Ive got a pi, whos only job is to find and log this. I figure this kinda documentation could be historically significant if sombody tries to alter the past.

idk why I do this, I just like the info. I wanna build a website to display these changes.

ik the internet archives exist....but what if somthing happens?

[–] Allero 21 points 6 days ago

On an unrelated note: the site has the least invasive adblock banner I've ever seen. Made me wish to immediately turn it off.

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[–] pulido@lemmings.world 34 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I agree. I recommend most people don't go overboard, but they can still do their part.

Save the things you like and are relevant to you. Movies, shows, games, music, books, etc. You don't have to be an archivist. Storing data should be something that reflects you, personally, and it should genuinely be more enjoyable as a result.

It should feel good to preserve and be responsible for another copy of the information you like.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

3tb of porn and growing.

momma always said, "do what you like you thick sumbitch, yer gon do it anyway."

she was right. I did it anyway.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

Be glad you don't have VR. Those porn vids get big.

[–] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Music is a no brainer for me since it's something that is infinitely re-enjoyable (if that's a word) and it doesn't have to take up much space, without reasonable compromises to quality.

I bought a digital audio player last year so that I could be offline and disconnected when I go out but still enjoy music. One of my favourite purchases the last few years.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

Instructions unclear, setup personal Project Gutenberg mirror.

(Started months ago, actually. Their main archive server isn't very fast.)

[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Take what you can ... 🏴‍☠️

And seed the hell out of it! 🦜

[–] ultrafastsloth@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don’t know who here likes Horizon games, but I like how many parallels the writers put in the game that reflect the state of the world.

::: spoiler a bit of a game spoiler

Like the whole premise of the story is exactly what this article mentioned: a multi billionaire CEO with a god complex completely wiped out the entire human database to erase any information of how he destroyed the world to protect his ego and image. Also why the new world is basically just bronze age level tribes.

:::

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

my coolest data hoard (im not insane, I only have like 3tb, mostly of games) was the doom 1993 files.

me at 2am tinkering with my computer had an emotional connection to another computer nerd back in 1995 at like 11:30 at night who was packaging doom files that through dozens of exchanges made it's hands to mine.

Wonder who it was and how they're doing now..

[–] SabinStargem 3 points 6 days ago

Picked up a 24tb external drive. My video collection and stuff is going onto it, so that I can nuke my PC's drives and start fresh. The odds of Microsoft being a Trump Regime collaborator are high, so I want to be ready to hop out of the frypan when the time comes.

Aside from that, I have been ripping and converting my discs again. AV1 offers nice space savings. Patlabor, OG Dragonball, documentaries, all will be updated.

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