n4Jul 1, 2023
The events that have happened here today marks a new era for the internet. Websites that derive their value from user-submitted content are continuing their move towards sealing off that content and information from the world. Their libraries were created by everyone, but will soon be available to only those who pay.
Show threadn4Jul 1, 2023

My greatest advice to those concerned: Start archiving. If you come across something you believe is valuable: make a copy.

If you follow a guide on how to install and configure software and you found it helpful: make a copy.

If you come across a video you really enjoy and find yourself coming back to again and again: make a copy.

If it means anything to you: make a copy, or you'll wish you did.

Show threadrickJul 1, 2023
@n4 Do you know of any good software that makes this user friendly? Like a personal archive.org that would handle archiving, searching, and serving.
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@rick While I do not have a list readily available, I can provide some ideas.

For images, use right-click > save. If the website blocks right-click, then you can inspect element and find the image in the page source.

For text/static webpages, use right-click > save page as. Copy/paste works well for strictly text stuff.

Keep it simple: If you're archiving something, then store it in a widely supported and accessible format.

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Jul 1, 2023 at 5:16pmWeb
Show threadn4Jul 1, 2023

@rick For videos, use yt-dlp[1]. There is a GUI frontend available for it which should help make it more user friendly[2].

[1] https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
[2] https://github.com/ErrorFlynn/ytdlp-interface

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GitHub - yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader - yt-dlp/yt-dlp

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