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Way too centralized (Centranet?), but it is very nice for now. It's a bit like the library of Alexandria, so it could change/disappear at any time.

dbrereton 6y ago
I'm sure they'd be willing to decentralize it if there was a good way to do that. Maybe this can be done with something like IPFS [0]. [0] https://ipfs.io/ https://ipfs.io/
- caslon 6y ago
  Already exists, guys. You're late to the party. https://dweb.archive.org/archive.html?identifier=home https://dweb.archive.org/archive.html?identifier=home
- Black101 6y ago
  Yes, they have very good intentions right now, but what if the leader gets hit by a bus.
  - musicale 6y ago
    Presumably it would be be acquired, paywalled, and monetized by a private equity firm (or some suitably hostile intellectual property rightsholder organization) before going bankrupt and shutting down for good. Thanks for an incredible journey.
    - whanamura 6y ago
      Good thing is Internet Archive is a nonprofit, so cannot be acquired.
      - konjin 6y ago
        Wikipedia is a not for profit and it's still been acquired, just by people who are insane instead of rich. Until everyone can own their own copy and moderate it the dream of an open network is just that: a dream.
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- zucker42 6y ago
  The amount of data is absolutely insane.
- whanamura 6y ago
  The Internet Archive already stores some big public domain data sets in IPFS/Filecoin: Prelinger Films & Librivox audiobooks. They've been partnering with Protocol Labs for 5 years. https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/22/what-information-should-we-be-preserving-in-filecoin/ https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/22/what-information-should-...
cookiengineer 6y ago
> It's a bit like the library of Alexandria, so it could change/disappear at any time. The irony here is that the only second full copy of the Internet Archive is actually hosted at the library of Alexandria. Source: Digital Amnesia Documentary [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZxI3nFVJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZxI3nFVJs
phendrenad2 6y ago
Exactly. I encourage everyone to become a digital hoarder yourself. See a cool blog post? Assume it will be GONE in 5-10 years. So make a backup PDF copy, and throw it in dropbox. In 5-10 years if you re-encounter that page, and the internet archive is missing the page, you'll be delighted to find it in your own archive, and you can be the one who restores that information to the world.

dbrereton 6y ago

I'm sure they'd be willing to decentralize it if there was a good way to do that. Maybe this can be done with something like IPFS [0]. [0] https://ipfs.io/ https://ipfs.io/

caslon 6y ago
Already exists, guys. You're late to the party. https://dweb.archive.org/archive.html?identifier=home https://dweb.archive.org/archive.html?identifier=home
Black101 6y ago
Yes, they have very good intentions right now, but what if the leader gets hit by a bus.
- musicale 6y ago
  Presumably it would be be acquired, paywalled, and monetized by a private equity firm (or some suitably hostile intellectual property rightsholder organization) before going bankrupt and shutting down for good. Thanks for an incredible journey.
  - whanamura 6y ago
    Good thing is Internet Archive is a nonprofit, so cannot be acquired.
    - konjin 6y ago
      Wikipedia is a not for profit and it's still been acquired, just by people who are insane instead of rich. Until everyone can own their own copy and moderate it the dream of an open network is just that: a dream.
      - deleted 6y ago
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zucker42 6y ago
The amount of data is absolutely insane.
whanamura 6y ago
The Internet Archive already stores some big public domain data sets in IPFS/Filecoin: Prelinger Films & Librivox audiobooks. They've been partnering with Protocol Labs for 5 years. https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/22/what-information-should-we-be-preserving-in-filecoin/ https://blog.archive.org/2020/10/22/what-information-should-...

cookiengineer 6y ago

> It's a bit like the library of Alexandria, so it could change/disappear at any time. The irony here is that the only second full copy of the Internet Archive is actually hosted at the library of Alexandria. Source: Digital Amnesia Documentary [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZxI3nFVJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZxI3nFVJs

phendrenad2 6y ago

Exactly. I encourage everyone to become a digital hoarder yourself. See a cool blog post? Assume it will be GONE in 5-10 years. So make a backup PDF copy, and throw it in dropbox. In 5-10 years if you re-encounter that page, and the internet archive is missing the page, you'll be delighted to find it in your own archive, and you can be the one who restores that information to the world.