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The IA needs perhaps not just more money, but also more talented people, IMO. I worry that it has stagnated, from a tech pov.
by lysace 9mo ago
The IA needs perhaps not just more money, but also more talented people, IMO. I worry that it has stagnated, from a tech pov.
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- mixologic 9mo agoThey can offer a perk that literally no other tech job can offer: Someday have a statue of your likeness preserved in ceramic: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/internet-archive-headquarters https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/internet-archive-headqua... "Inside the church's main room, with its still-intact pews, there are more than 120 ceramic sculptures of the Internet Archive's current and former employees, created by artist Nuala Creed and inspired by the statues of the Xian warriors in China."
- textfiles 9mo agoWe've hired a few dozen people over the past couple of years. We think they're pretty talented.
- lysace 9mo agoIs retreival from the wayback machine intentionally made slow?
- textfiles 9mo agoShow me the faster wayback machine we are competing against.
- brokensegue 9mo agoi'm a big fan of IA and wayback machine. i donate. but i do wish it were faster. i understand that would cost a lot more though. i wonder if maybe donors above a certain level could get priority on archiving pages or something.
- lysace 9mo agoDo you really think that is a good argument against the perception of technical stagnation?