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[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I knew there was a reason I got a set of actual encyclopedias. Not new, nor as extensive, but it's in my hands so filthy rich assholes are gonna have to come to my door to stop me from having access to information

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You can also download Wikipedia for offline use via Kiwix, so that you always have the snapshot that won't ever change and enshittify.

The whole English Wikipedia takes up about 110 gigs, and it's 110 gigs well spent.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Oh I've done that too, I've got it backed up in a few places, from years ago to a few months ago. But when all else fails, a hard copy is king

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

takes up about 110 gigs,

Un/Compressed?

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

.zim archive, can be viewed directly via Kiwix for example, so can be stored as is

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 57 minutes ago