Had a good run. Time to hoard some media and books and hit the woods.
this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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You can use Kiwix to save an offline copy of all sorts of stuff like Wikipedia and Project Gutenberg! They're smaller than you might think too, all of Wikipedia is only about 80 gb IIRC.
For those interested in getting an offline copy of Wikipedia, check this site. There are lots of options.
It says it's terabytes of data
Starting to feel like that :)
I remember signing a petition a couple months as go about this. Who do we appeal to from here?
Go vote?
Just kidding. We have no power, but they want us to believe we do.
I always vote, but yes it does certainly feel that way.
How to contact your MP https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/contact-an-mp-or-lord/contact-your-mp/
I'm at one place, I'm moving soon, and I will write to both my current and my future MP.