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Do you ever use the Internet Archive for anything? (piefed.jeena.net)

submitted 4 months ago by jeena@piefed.jeena.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Do you guys ever use the Internet Archive for anything? I agree that they're doing a great job archiving things, but realistically, through time most of things which happened have been forgotten.

I use the Wikipedia like once a week to look something up, but I only ever used the Internet Archive to look at a early version of my own website. But never for anything else. But perhaps I'm missing out on something?

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[–] clark@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Well. I found free downloadable versions of the Mad Max novels there. So that’s kewl. Also a good source for ebooks, if I don’t feel like reading words.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I've used it for old cookbooks.

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

i don't know why but my particular browsing habits lead me to a lot of defunct websites so yea

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Wayback machine I find very useful, and my bot on !yoursinclair@retrolemmy.com uses Internet Archive as the source of the YS magazine scans.

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Yea I do

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yep there are tons of great videos on there. Norm MacDonald's podcast, Wonder Showzen, MTV Liquid Television et cetera

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I feel like everytime I try to use the wayback machine, it just gives an error.

[–] poopsmith@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I use it a few times a week, usually while at work. Normally to visit a dead link or to find old or outdated info.

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I went to IA a few moments ago to read a website that went offline months ago. IA had not saved that website.

[–] Db0mad@sh.itjust.works -2 points 4 months ago

Porn.

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