RE: https://digipres.club/@mutanthumb/116132662038837684

I just ran through is a live demo earlier today, I’m happy to chat if anyone has questions. @dpc_chat #digitalpreservation #digipres #webarchives

How are we preparing for the Long Web? | 🔗 https://brennan.day/how-are-we-preparing-for-the-long-web/

#IndieWeb #DigitalPreservation #WebDevelopment #Technology #DigitalCulture

The problem with the "cloud" per se, isn't the cloud itself, it's the people that own it.

I first posted this in Sept 2024. More true than ever.

#datahoarder #collapse #digitalhoard #archivalstorage #selfhosting #dataserver #datasecurity #digitalpreservation #backuplife #societalcollapse #selfsufficiency #cybersecurity

How many links are buried inside a large PDF — and where do they really go?

I extracted every URL from a 291-page Voron assembly manual, isolated shortlinks, resolved redirects, and built a TSV [tab-delimited] manifest with video duration + titles using:

pdfgrep
awk
curl
yt-dlp

A practical method for auditing technical PDFs and embedded media.

Full walk-through:
https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=523

#PDF #Linux #OpenSource #CommandLine #DataExtraction #UnixTools
#Documentation #DigitalPreservation

👋🏽 #digipres people in Australasia & Asia-Pacific 👋🏽

Join us for #DPConnect Aus this Fri 27 Feb — 30 minutes of friendly chat on #digitalpreservation. Hosted by Mar Cruz and Nicola Caldwell (Heritage Conservation Centre Singapore).

https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/697/-/dpconnect-aus

All welcome 😊

New post: "Code Without Purpose"

The argument that deleting code is the most valuable skill in 2026 has the right observation and the wrong prescription. The problem isn't too much code. It's code without purpose.

I built ~15 interlocking open-source tools around one constraint. Never needed to delete one.

#OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment #Programming #DigitalPreservation

https://metafunctor.com/post/2026-02-25-code-without-purpose/

📺️ Vanderbilt TV News Archive just wrapped a massive database migration. From a 1970s print catalog to a mid-90s website, now on AWS Aurora—unlocking 1M+ TV stories (1968-present) with transcripts, AI titles/descriptions, IPTC topics, PBCore metadata, better search, and text/data mining.

Watch the CNI briefing: https://youtu.be/TyGM0NMGpxI
#TVNewsArchive #DigitalPreservation

⏰ Less than one week left to submit your proposal for presentations and discussion panels at the FIAT/IFTA Preservation and Migration Seminar, taking place in Dublin this June!

Find out more: https://fiatifta.org/pmc-seminar-2026-key-dates-and-information/

#DigiPres #CallForProposals #DigitalPreservation #DigiPresNews

🎉 We’re excited to continue the DPC’s 2026 Members Forum series with the Europe Forum in Edinburgh this May! Two days of practical #digitalpreservation chat, collaboration, and networking, with opportunities for #DPC members to lead sessions and share their work.

✅ Priority registration for members is now open: https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/530/-/dpc-members-forum-and-networking-event-europe

#DigitalPreservation #Coalition #DPC #community #JoinUs #Edinburgh

Photo: Jacqueline van der Kort; Beeldstudio KB