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Proprietor of https://nitter.cf/t.co/sdyjXHCZF7, historian, filmmaker, archivist, storyteller. Works on/for the Internet Archive. Rank Amateur. Pitiful Man.
The 1980s
Joined March 2007
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Blog: ascii.textfiles.com
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As I discover people's alternative ways of communication elsewhere, I'll be unfollowing here. Don't take it badly - it's just optimizing for Not Here.
Livestreaming at twitch.tv/textfiles - I don't post much on twitter anymore, so that's a good reason to subscribe to the twitch stream (or follow me on Bluesky)
I'll take a shot at this.
The Internet Archive is maintaining an archive of roughly 5 petabytes of what are called "Social Media Video" - twitch streams, capcut templates, tiktok, coub, youtube, and more. And that number is growing by the thousands every week.
Replying to @internetarchive
Five days of seeking a response from the @internetarchive or @brewster_kahle.
I'm sure there were multiple points in time when people didn't care - treated with silence, or couldn't conceive of the importance of these works. This is why we have so much lost film, lost media.
But this is still happening today. All it takes is a wrongful ban, a suspension spurred by AI moderation, or a large company deciding that the libraries they let their users build up for years and decades is too expensive (or not profitable enough for their bottom line) to maintain.
The most prominent example is at this link:
nitter.cf/TwitchSupport/status/1…
I'm not looking for every video every created online to be saved. I want - at minimum, a thoughtful response, some show of support from the people who have made such headway into making sure important works don't disappear. But if someone dared to make innovation and serious effort possible - I will be here for that too.
Best regards.
Some people have attempted to mirror/archive specific accounts and specific groups, to keep a more robust and deep set for those groups/accounts. The groups/accounts sometimes decline that favor, and ask material to not be available.
In Which My Situation Is Discussed:
ascii.textfiles.com/archives…
I No Longer Attend Vintage Computer Festivals. (But You Probably Should.)
ascii.textfiles.com/archives…
Jason Scott retweeted
- No fair use -- parody, critique, commentary, teaching, news reporting, all can be blocked by this new watermark. So anyone (political parties, extremist groups, pundits, celebrities, influencers) can watermark their podcasts, propaganda videos, blog posts, and other media and
Jason Scott retweeted
So Getty can put a watermark on its copies of the world's public domain cultural heritage and *boom* - now it's all theirs forever. Bye bye public domain. ahistoryoftheworldaccordingt…
Jason Scott retweeted
The COPIED Act is back, and it's still hot garbage. It dictates the design of every tech from spell check to Instagram filters AND gives every thin-skinned politician, celeb, and pundit a "don't parody me!" protection spell for everything they publish. commerce.senate.gov/services…
Bodaciously True and Totally Awesome:
ascii.textfiles.com/archives…
Internet Archive's main landing page is not working. People are diagnosing what the cause is. The data is safe, the network works, and I'm sure they'll nail down the issue shortly. Thanks for the patience.
Jason Scott retweeted
Status update: @textfiles from the @internetarchive has agreed to accept them. Incredible. Thank you all for the signal boost. Still some logistics to work out, but I can't think of a better set of hands to pass them on to.
I paid $1,600 to repair two UMATIC decks and describe a pass-the-hat situation (and also how to enjoy the output of the thousands of tapes done so far) here:
bsky.app/profile/textfiles.c…
Emulation in the browser is BACK at @internetarchive and there's a quarter million programs to try out!
But first go play our #1 title:
archive.org/details/msdos_Or…