There are non English versions of Wikipedia also. Can anyone please point to information on how we can download a copy of one specific language version?
It's literally described there on the page if you open it...
Wikipedia: Database Download
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Re: Wikipedia: Database Download
#62You can also get it as a .zim file for easy offline browsing with Kiwix. The whole enchilada: https://download.kiwix.org/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_en_all_ma... Other versions: https://library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng&category=wikipedia
Will the 2025 zim be available as well?
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#63I wonder how easy it would be to make a practically indestructible, everlasting Wikipedia reader. Something using solar for power, with a rugged and water-resistant enclosure, made of extremely high-quality components that won't break for hundreds of years at least. Maybe add an IRDA port for good measure, to make it possible to transfer all the data out somewhat quickly. You could make hundreds of these and put them…
You got me imagining a project where the entire wiki db gets laser-etched on thin stone tablets/metal plates
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#64Might also be worthwhile to download a pre ~2023 dump, because Low-background steel.
> download a pre ~2023 dump, because Low-background steel. Military A.I. was likely in use earlier, and since PSYOPS are the most used and most effective weapon in the U.S. Military's arsenal, you absolutely know it was used. It ain't a war crime the first time...
It is also unlikely that, if such AI was used, it would have been used to edit a billion articles about obscure species of plants and insects.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
> download a pre ~2023 dump, because Low-background steel. Military A.I. was likely in use earlier, and since PSYOPS are the most used and most effective weapon in the U.S. Military's arsenal, you absolutely know it was used. It ain't a war crime the first time...
How much do we know about military AI’s capabilities? As in, is there any evidence that the government/military was ahead of big tech on the AI research front?
Seconded. Sometimes when someone says XYZ was likely used it's because they've read something from a credible source, or maybe are a subject matter expert, or have grasped some other similarly solid chain of evidence.
But sometimes, they mean "likely" in the more colloquial sense of a guesstimation, which can range anywhere from informed guess to low effort fan-fiction. I default toward the latter unless otherwise specified.
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#66I wonder how easy it would be to make a practically indestructible, everlasting Wikipedia reader. Something using solar for power, with a rugged and water-resistant enclosure, made of extremely high-quality components that won't break for hundreds of years at least. Maybe add an IRDA port for good measure, to make it possible to transfer all the data out somewhat quickly. You could make hundreds of these and put them…
Make sure it has the words "DON'T PANIC" inscribed in large friendly letters on the cover.
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#67I wonder how easy it would be to make a practically indestructible, everlasting Wikipedia reader. Something using solar for power, with a rugged and water-resistant enclosure, made of extremely high-quality components that won't break for hundreds of years at least. Maybe add an IRDA port for good measure, to make it possible to transfer all the data out somewhat quickly. You could make hundreds of these and put them…
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#68I wonder how easy it would be to make a practically indestructible, everlasting Wikipedia reader. Something using solar for power, with a rugged and water-resistant enclosure, made of extremely high-quality components that won't break for hundreds of years at least. Maybe add an IRDA port for good measure, to make it possible to transfer all the data out somewhat quickly. You could make hundreds of these and put them…
Somewhat related, the Long Now Foundation has a Rosetta Project, but it is for archiving languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Project
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
> download a pre ~2023 dump, because Low-background steel. Military A.I. was likely in use earlier, and since PSYOPS are the most used and most effective weapon in the U.S. Military's arsenal, you absolutely know it was used. It ain't a war crime the first time...
How much do we know about military AI’s capabilities? As in, is there any evidence that the government/military was ahead of big tech on the AI research front?
"Please summarize the maintenance procedure for a tomahawk missile"
boom
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#70I wonder how easy it would be to make a practically indestructible, everlasting Wikipedia reader. Something using solar for power, with a rugged and water-resistant enclosure, made of extremely high-quality components that won't break for hundreds of years at least. Maybe add an IRDA port for good measure, to make it possible to transfer all the data out somewhat quickly. You could make hundreds of these and put them…
You could even make it radiation tolerant by printing it.
Be certain to use acid-free paper [1]. The typical cheap bright-white paper of today will have hard time staying in a good condition in 100-200 years. Ideally go for the ultra-durable cotton-rag paper used e.g. for paper money.