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List:       freebsd-questions
Subject:    Re: OT: anyone been crazy enough to mirror wikipedia?
From:       DAve <dave.list () pixelhammer ! com>
Date:       2008-06-30 21:15:39
Message-ID: 48694CFB.1030004 () pixelhammer ! com
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Steve Franks wrote:
> So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary.  I'd like to do the
> 2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own
> snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc.
> 
> What would be the best way to go about this.  I see with <1T words, it
> appears doable on current technology.  Maybe they should offer a
> snapshot on DVDs or disk as a fundraiser?  I'd drop $300 for some sort
> of officially licenced copy, I suspect there are other freaks that
> would too...

When the world gets that bad, Wikipedia is the least of my concerns, 
slightly ahead of who is winning American Idol. If it comes to the point 
the internet goes down for a long period of time, that $300 is better 
spent on a garden.

Just my thoughts.

DAve

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Don't tell me I'm driving the cart!
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