Archive.org has an extension that automatically downloads web pages you visit
Archive.org has an extension that automatically downloads web pages you visit
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wayback-machine/fpnmgdkabkmnadcjpehmlllkndpkmiak
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/wayback-machine_new/
It will also detect when a webpage you are trying to visit is dead and will offer to replay an archived version
My desire to help archive.org preserve the Internet is conflicting with my desire not to have anybody tracking my browsing habits.
48I get you, the internet archive is a good cause however
10I'm also conflicted, I've saved this post for now, maybe I decide to use the extension at some point.
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Does it really need to back up THAT much porn?
27Listen, you can just tell people you're doing your part in preserving history
8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum#/media/File:Fresco_en_el_lupanar,_Pompeya._05.JPG yep, wish there were more of these
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Digital is only permanent if we duplicate everything y’all
12I believe the automatic archiving has to be manually enabled by going to the settings, selecting the general tab and enabling "Auto save page".
9Thanks, I just looked at my settings and realized that I hadn't checked that box.
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Tbh, most websites I visit probably aren't that important that they need to be archived. I would assume installing this extension would just contribute to a bloated archive with little additional value.
5From my understanding, the Internet Archive's goal (granted that they manage to get through their current dilemma) is to archive the whole Internet, I wouldn't consider it to be bloat.
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Is this just for personal purposes or would I be contributing to the internet archive?
5Purely to contribute to the internet archive. There’s the “save page now” button that’ll save the webpage to your account, but the automatic downloader that I refer to in the post doesn’t do that and is purely for the sake of expanding the archive.
10The I'll definitely be doing this. Happy to contribute to the archive, especially because it came in clutch during the other site's blackout. Digital preservation is not supported enough
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Awesome, will start using this.
4...now where is my external hd.
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