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Abbreviated internetarchive.ch ?
URLs don't admit abbreviations. "url shorteners" are page redirects.
Internet Archive Switzerland
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Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#42Stop complaining about availability. Instead, create a solution. If tpb dot org can still exist ... At least these people tried. We need a p2p archive solution ASAP. Before our history is entirely re-written.
I don’t think the problem lends itself well to decentralization. People have tried to use IPFS et al for this. There were even IA attempts https://github.com/internetarchive/dweb-gateway
No one has cracked this one yet.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#43Hugged to death? I can’t access the page.
I am able too
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#44That website is really struggling. Very tempting to go to a mirror on archive.org to view it :) This seems very distinct from Internet Archive in the US, I wonder how separate it is. Internet Archive Canada (I worked there in 2024) operated like it was a subsidiary, even though I think it was technically an independent organization with some shared directors. Same Slack, same archive.org email domain, etc. IA.ch has…
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You can't register a ch domain with fewer than 3 characters. It's showing as available because that thing that checks available only looks if it's registered, not if it's allowed.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#45Relevant blog post: https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzer... > Internet Archive Switzerland joins a growing group of mission-aligned organizations, alongside Internet Archive, Internet Archive Canada, and Internet Archive Europe. Together, these independent libraries strengthen a shared vision: building a distributed, resilient digital library for the world.
I was interested in the others, but https://www.internetarchive.eu is a horrible corporate-looking site with a hero image, a boast about AI, a carousel of news that won't scroll with doing its slow scroll animation, a huge "meet the team" section with mugshots and boring profiles, social media links, a newsletter signup form, and nothing to say where the actual archive is.
Looks like an "organization" tailor made to be awarded EU funds for their "mission".
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#46Stop complaining about availability. Instead, create a solution. If tpb dot org can still exist ... At least these people tried. We need a p2p archive solution ASAP. Before our history is entirely re-written.
I don’t think the problem lends itself well to decentralization. People have tried to use IPFS et al for this. There were even IA attempts https://github.com/internetarchive/dweb-gateway No one has cracked this one yet.
It has been cracked.
The internet itself is the thing we want.
We’re just constantly in denial that the internet actually does the thing we want it to do.
The internet archive is an excellent demonstration of how to do it.
It’s primarily getting a ragtag group to pool resources and manage them and then gossip with other groups that are doing the same thing.
I’ve spent so much time around the archive that I plainly see a divide between internet people online that can’t connect the dots and internet people in real life that are confused as to why the dots aren’t connecting.
The easiest way to see the dots is to:
1. Stop trying to make money
2. Tally the things that cost money
3. Amortize the upkeep over time
E.g. where do we source resources from, where do we store resources and how do we secure them.
Like HTTP, but for physical materials, not digital.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#47That website is really struggling. Very tempting to go to a mirror on archive.org to view it :) This seems very distinct from Internet Archive in the US, I wonder how separate it is. Internet Archive Canada (I worked there in 2024) operated like it was a subsidiary, even though I think it was technically an independent organization with some shared directors. Same Slack, same archive.org email domain, etc. IA.ch has…
Can you share more about your time at the Canadian one? I feel like there was a big hullabaloo about it years ago, but it's not really clear what they do.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#48Stop complaining about availability. Instead, create a solution. If tpb dot org can still exist ... At least these people tried. We need a p2p archive solution ASAP. Before our history is entirely re-written.
They've been constantly trying to set up P2P solutions. Torrents, DWEB, IPFS, Filecoin, WebTorrent, YJS, whole bunch of tech acronyms. I'm not sure much of it has really caught on?
https://blog.archive.org/tag/decentralized-web/
https://github.com/internetarchive/dweb-transports
Third-party attempt:
https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK
Turns out it's hard! Or maybe just too niche. But you can also help them today, by seeding some of collections that are available as torrents.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was interested in the others, but https://www.internetarchive.eu is a horrible corporate-looking site with a hero image, a boast about AI, a carousel of news that won't scroll with doing its slow scroll animation, a huge "meet the team" section with mugshots and boring profiles, social media links, a newsletter signup form, and nothing to say where the actual archive is.
Looks like an "organization" tailor made to be awarded EU funds for their "mission".
Mysteries abound.
Re: Internet Archive Switzerland
#50Stop complaining about availability. Instead, create a solution. If tpb dot org can still exist ... At least these people tried. We need a p2p archive solution ASAP. Before our history is entirely re-written.
They've been constantly trying to set up P2P solutions. Torrents, DWEB, IPFS, Filecoin, WebTorrent, YJS, whole bunch of tech acronyms. I'm not sure much of it has really caught on? https://blog.archive.org/tag/decentralized-web/ https://github.com/internetarchive/dweb-transports Third-party attempt: https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK Turns out it's hard! Or maybe just too niche. But you can al…
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