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> references section with links to about 100 websites. Books deserve a github repo with PDF web archives of referenced links, the same way that Wikipedia mirro
by walterbell 2y ago
> references section with links to about 100 websites.
Books deserve a github repo with PDF web archives of referenced links, the same way that Wikipedia mirrors the content of cited links.
- ekianjo 2y agocertainly not GitHub
- walterbell 2y agoWhat would you recommend instead?
- Intralexical 2y agoCopyright permitting, big QR code containing the plain text.
- SirMaster 2y agoBut wouldn't that be a big waste if everyone who references the same thing is then keeping a copy of it.
- progbits 2y agoBetter many copies than none. References usually mean written text and maybe some figures, cost of storage is going down, we can afford the duplication.
- throwup238 2y agoOne person’s waste is another person’s resilience.
- walterbell 2y ago> big waste Storage cost has fallen exponentially for decades, https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-price-of-computer-storage-has-fallen-exponentially-since-the-1950s https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-price-of-comput...
- Bluestein 2y ago> everyone who references the same thing is then keeping a copy of it. ... and it would serve as a form of redundancy, imitating the fungible nature of physical media: In order to cite the latest, copied, manuscript (for example) you needed to own a physical copy. They existence of these has enabled survival of works that would otherwise have been lost, or even reconstruction through ecdotics.-
- JohnFen 2y agoRedundancy isn't really a waste.
- InsideOutSanta 2y agoThere are all kinds of publisher and legal issues. Trust me, I did my best.
- walterbell 2y agoCould Wikipedia or Archive.org offer references-as-a-service to book publishers for a small fee? They already have the infrastructure and legal cover.