Someone is DDOSing the internet archive, so we've been down for hours. According to their twitter, they're doing it just to do it. Just because they can. No statement, no idea, no demands.

Meanwhile, we literally rescued 400,000 dissertations from being pulped.

I like our side.

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/09/leidse-proefschriften-worden-toch-niet-vernietigd-400000-dissertaties-gaan-naar-de-vs-a4868698

Leidse proefschriften worden tóch niet vernietigd, 400.000 dissertaties gaan naar de VS

Bibliotheken: De Leidse universiteitsbibliotheek wilde 400.000 proefschriften tot pulp vermalen, maar ziet daarvan af omdat The Internet Archive ze wil overnemen.

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@textfiles As a teacher, I use this resource for a lot of things - so do my students. This kind of bullshit really pisses me off. Have these assholes never learned the concept of “punching up”? FFS! #HugOps