One very important note on the immense value of the Internet Archive that I haven't seen mentioned yet:
It crawls major newspapers like the New York Times multiple times per day.
For anything other than one of those scrolling updates breaking news pages, you can access it from the Archive usually within an hour or two of it being published. No paywall. You want international news? You got it. Opinion? That too. Recipes? It's all here. Page not yet archived? There's a button for that and now you got it.
There are various paywall-evading extensions and tricks out there, but they don't always work. This does.
Go forth and read the newspaper.
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https://archive.org/details/vhsinstructionals
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ann demeulemeester ss ‘95
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Big Media’s lobbyists have been running a smear campaign trying to paint the Internet Archive as a greedy big tech operation bent on stealing books—which is totally absurd. If you’ve ever used the WayBack Machine, listened to their wonderful archives of live music, or checked out one of their 37 million texts, it’s time to speak up. On March 20, everyone is showing their support for the Internet Archive during oral arguments.
Here's how you can help:
The Internet Archive is our library, a massive collection of knowledge and culture accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Don't let greedy publishers burn down the next Library of Alexandria!
And if you're absolutely certain you don't use or need the Internet Archive, take a look at their projects first, you might be surprised. Those are all at risk too.
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"The feeling that she was not alone took possession of her." The whisper on the stair. 1924. Frontispiece.
Internet Archive
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I think now is a good time to remind people of The Internet Archive which has a metric shit ton of shows and movies for free and won't give your computer any viruses cause it's not a pirate website.
Or Tubi, which has a metric shit ton of stuff free with ads, and you don't even have to make an account or download the app. Same with Pluto, although Pluto is pretty slow.
Even YouTube has a lot of free stuff, and I don't just mean the official YouTube movie channel. I mean, there's a bunch of channels that upload movies you can watch without having to click a link to some shady website. YouTube also has a lot of audio book uploads too.
So don't worry about not getting brand new shows because there's so much media out there's that you haven't even consumed yet.
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*lights ur blunt*
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if the significance of the internet archive being threatened has been lost on anyone, maybe these quick comparisons will put it into perspective…
Banning the Internet Archive would be the equivalent of burning the Library of Alexandria hundreds of times…
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@faiakishi you were literally so correct when you said this
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Hey, here are a bunch of internet archive links for artists:
Dozens of Artbooks from Disney movies to Spiderverse
The Illusion of life: Described as "The Animator's Bible."
How to draw comics the marvel way: I know so many artists who started with this
I still need to find "Fundamentals of character design" and "How to draw people" by Jeff Mellem. Those are two I've actually read and recommend to everyone who asks me about my art.
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The entire original discworld audio book catalogue
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helmut lang 1990s nude silk chiffon sheer tank
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I love you lost media I love you video essays I love you iceberg chart videos I love you archive sites I love you old web I love you media leaks I love you reference book section I love you obscure and strange history I love you Wikipedia
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At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose. Due to differing copyright laws around the world, there is no one single public domain — and here we focus on three of the most prominent.
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