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In light of the recent Crowdstrike crash revealing how weak points in IT infrastructure can have wide ranging effects, I figured this might be an interesting one.

The entirety of wikipedia is periodically uploaded here, along with many other useful wikis and How To websites (ex. iFixit tutorials and WikiHow): https://download.kiwix.org/zim

You select the archive you want, then the language and archive version (for example, you can get an archive with no pictures, to save on space). For the totality of the english wikipedia you'd select the "wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim"

The archives are packed as .zim files, which can be read with the Kiwix app completely offline.

I have several USBs I keep that have some of these archives along with the app installer. In the event of some major catastrophe I'd at least be able to access some potentially useful information. I have no stake in Kiwix, and don't know if there are other alternative apps and schemes, just thought it was neat.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Is there a git repo for it or do I have to redownload the whole thing to do an update?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine downloading it just after some troll changed critical information lmao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I imagine you could also download with all the history of every article

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and you should donate to wikipedia if you are gonna do that

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I couldn't afford to donate for a long time but I used it near daily. So now I do monthly, probably larger than average, contribution to make up for sibs from other cribs that can't afford it. Pay it forward is indeed a golden rule.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you wear a cape? Or are you one of those who doesn't wear one?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

No cape. I'm brown so I'm on the radar bad enough as it is as soon as I leave major cities lol.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

I did! I do! Also all public domain books as part of the project Gutenberg

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This saved my ass at my engineering chemistry exam (still a requirement, even for software engineers) where only offline tools were allowed. Love Kiwix!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

LOL... Malicious compliance at its best....

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's already been done...?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Sorry, I meant to reply to the commenter with the chatgpt on a dvd pic saying that it's actually feasible for Wikipedia.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i remember a time when it was only 2gb for all of wikipedia. usain bolt had just burst onto the world stage at the time.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

And by now he's exited the solar system at incomprehensible speeds.

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