• @grue@lemmy.world
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      592 months ago

      It it long past overdue for the Internet Archive to move to the EU or Switzerland or something.

      • FundMECFS
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        Yep.

        I wish they also could implement a decentralised hosting protocol, though I know currently that technology is in it’s infancy.

          • FundMECFS
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            There are different protocols that attempt to work for things like web hosting, but yes, the BitTorrent protocol is a decentralised file sharing protocol.

      • ⛓️‍💥
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        Would be best if there were several mirrors in several countries. It’s unfortunately too large to realistically host via crowd sourcing. The best you could do is something ala Storj where fragments are redundantly distributed across various hosts.

      • kate
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        302 months ago

        sry i dont know what that is but once i have all the data ill post a link here. im hosting in france and i am also outside the us so i will not take down the data at tronald dumps request tyvm.

      • kate
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        12 months ago

        posted the link, i think there are a few files missing, not sure why. but the folder reads as 95GB

    • @chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      I’m gonna download it when I get home and put on a few USBs. They won’t be connected to any device and will be stored in safes.

      Can’t remote wipe data that’s not connected.

      The more backups of important information we have the better.

    • @spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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      from the linked page

      Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

  • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    I will grab this torrent when I get home and make it a permanent seed, alongside the one outing nazis in Patriot Front.

    • @shikitohno@lemm.ee
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      Same, especially before the inevitable attacks on the Internet Archive to come. Who knows what nonsense will be in the works to try and get this removed, or the whole project shut down in the coming years.

  • @meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
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    🚨 BIG NEWS Y’ALL! 🚨

    Someone just saved ALL the CDC’s public data before it could disappear! 🦅

    What’s the Deal?

    Some mystery hero downloaded everything from the CDC’s website (that’s 98 GIGABYTES of health info!) and uploaded it to the Internet Archive on Jan 28th. Think of it like making a backup copy of your phone before it breaks!

    Why Should You Care?

    • This is YOUR health data - stuff about vaccines, diseases, and public health that your tax dollars paid for! 🏥
    • Once this info is gone from CDC’s website, it could be really hard for your doctor to get important updates
    • Researchers need this to keep studying ways to keep Americans healthy 💪

    What’s Next?

    Smart folks at places like Harvard are making sure this data stays safe by keeping copies. It’s like having multiple backups of your family photos - can’t be too careful!

    Remember folks: Knowledge is power, and someone just made sure we didn’t lose a whole bunch of it! 🎯

    #SaveTheData #PublicHealth #AmericanRight2Know


    Source: Internet Archive upload by anonymous user on Jan 28, 2025 Post by Ed Summers (@edsu@social.coop) - Feb 3, 2025

    • @spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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      As a reminder, AI generated content is against the rules in this community—see the sidebar. I appreciate your instinct to bring some quality content to this space, but let’s please keep in mind that genuine interaction with diverse voices is what makes this community beautiful. :)

      My reasoning:

      • You have personally admitted to writing AI comments in the past: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/16482371
      • Heavy use of markdown headings, bullets, and section dividers is a common pattern in LLM output
      • Use of “it’s like” or “it’s about” phrases as the conclusion to a paragraph are very common in LLM models like ChatGPT
      • Verbatim replication of content from my original post that is common in LLM output and highly indicates an LLM was instructed to create something based on the text of the original post
      • Use of 🎯 emoji does not match context
      • “100% AI generated” response on multiple AI detection websites (GPTZero, Quillbot)

      Any single one of these facts would not lead me to comment, but with all of it combined it makes a pretty strong case. Thank you for your contribution to this community but please let’s keep it genuine in the future! We love and appreciate the real you :)

    • Pika
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      it’s weird that I learned of this through this community and not a security or health community. something to look into tomorrow

  • @jherazob@beehaw.org
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    Okay, given how things are going, do we know if the Internet Archive has a backup plan for when these fucks attack it in earnest?

    • @paris@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The Internet Archive is, and I really want to emphasize this, Fucking Huge. If you want to help archive it, every upload has an associated torrent you can download and help seed. Torrenting itself isn’t illegal, only torrenting illegal stuff like copyrighted movies. You can buy a relatively cheap refurbished HDD of whatever size you want, set up qBittorrent, and torrent the uploads that you want to make sure are available even if the Internet Archive has to take them down or has a critical data loss failure.

      • @LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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        Thank you so much for the advice! I want to preserve important documents like the bill of rights and the constitution, as well as sexual education material, especially stuff pertaining to women and reproductive health. Also banned books. Things the facists are trying to purge and things that are important to me.

    • @spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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      i’m not smart enough for this but maybe look to communities like r/DataHoarder to get started