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There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
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Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Again it is one reason why I wish the history of a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. At least as a prosumer, opt in feature. I could afford to store those when storage is so cheap.
RE "...a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. ....." I've used a extension to do this for last few years. The extension is available for both Chrome and Firefox
would you care to share the name?
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#33I read HN almost everyday and when there isn't much interesting topics (to me) I generally start browsing the same day in past years (e.g. I would be browsing 26th of December 2022 then 2021 and so on). Once you get few years back most links start breaking due to various reasons (websites being online, deleting the content, changes in url structure etc). I always thought it was sad, especially when I could see vibran…
Again it is one reason why I wish the history of a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. At least as a prosumer, opt in feature. I could afford to store those when storage is so cheap.
It's sad how miserable all browsers have implemented history. Browser link aggregators are pretty useless too.
AFAIK no one has, as yet, built anything to leverage all that information. Maybe one day.
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Again it is one reason why I wish the history of a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. At least as a prosumer, opt in feature. I could afford to store those when storage is so cheap.
RE "...a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. ....." I've used a extension to do this for last few years. The extension is available for both Chrome and Firefox
Are you deliberately withholding the name of this mysterious extension for some reason? If so, it does produce the desired suspense!
Where do they get stored, locally? and what kind of snapshot is it, are they screenshots or saved html pages?
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
RE "...a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. ....." I've used a extension to do this for last few years. The extension is available for both Chrome and Firefox
Are you deliberately withholding the name of this mysterious extension for some reason? If so, it does produce the desired suspense! Where do they get stored, locally? and what kind of snapshot is it, are they screenshots or saved html pages?
Maybe they just mean SingleFile (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/singlefile/mpiodij...) which is quite handy for archiving – nothing automated based on your history though like the above commenter was describing.
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you deliberately withholding the name of this mysterious extension for some reason? If so, it does produce the desired suspense! Where do they get stored, locally? and what kind of snapshot is it, are they screenshots or saved html pages?
Maybe they just mean SingleFile ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/singlefile/mpiodij... ) which is quite handy for archiving – nothing automated based on your history though like the above commenter was describing.
Looks like it also has a companion that runs outside the browser for custom save paths.
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
RE "...a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. ....." I've used a extension to do this for last few years. The extension is available for both Chrome and Firefox
Are you deliberately withholding the name of this mysterious extension for some reason? If so, it does produce the desired suspense! Where do they get stored, locally? and what kind of snapshot is it, are they screenshots or saved html pages?
Im VERY Sorry for not mentioning the name. I thought I did. Its singlefile extension
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
RE "...a browser could take a snapshot of the page I read. ....." I've used a extension to do this for last few years. The extension is available for both Chrome and Firefox
would you care to share the name?
singlefile extension ( I also use a save to PDF extension to save replica of the page for what are high value articles for me. Such as Fireshot and or GoFullPage . These just ones I use, there may be better "savetoPDF" extensions )
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#39Indeed, my primary use case for JellyFin is to archive media which is likely to disappear. The obscure, the weird, the niche films and TV from decades past - not relevant enough for a DVD release. Some of this stuff, I search for years before finally finding it.
More on this there is a recent trend of tv shows being cancelled from streaming services and being removed completely. Quite a few Disney+ tv shows from the last 5 years can no longer be watched anywhere.
Max as well. I had a couple of those shows I either wanted to finish, or rewatch and they are now gone (maybe to be soon available on one of those free ad-supported platforms).
Re: There is a misconception that if something's on the internet it'll last for
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
More on this there is a recent trend of tv shows being cancelled from streaming services and being removed completely. Quite a few Disney+ tv shows from the last 5 years can no longer be watched anywhere.
Max as well. I had a couple of those shows I either wanted to finish, or rewatch and they are now gone (maybe to be soon available on one of those free ad-supported platforms).
Some are on roku and prime (raised by the wolves for example)