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Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by burnished »

unfolding wrote: post #233
areoform wrote: post #220

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Thank you so much for your efforts! I have steadily become convinced that we should make a multi-billion year backup of all of humanity's knowledge. All of it. Something that, - is resilient (can survive a nuclear explosion) - requires no power - doesn't require software to read/reboot from - (theoretically) lasts for at least 1 billion years Copying from the Long Now Foundation's projects, I think we can achieve the…

1 billion years is a long time. would a metallic alloy last a billion years? maybe we are better carving it into stone

You'd want to select it special to be non-reactive, and even then limit or eliminate exposure to UV, oxygen, and temperature changes. Stone is also a changing material on this time scale and I think storage preference would largely be the same. I think one of the more salient differences is feature size; easier to make very small yet still legible images in metal than in stone.

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by unbad505 »

hda2 wrote: post #91
collegeburner wrote: post #16

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tor bookszlibb74ugqojhzhg2a63w5i2atv5bqarulgczawnbmsb6s6qead.onion all the clearnet addresses are dead.

Wikipedia currently lists zlibrary24tuxziyiyfr7zd46ytefdqbqd2axkmxm4o5374ptpc52fad.onion as the Tor address on their page[1]. Does z-library have two tor addresses? 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Library

I personally have always used bookszlibb74ugqojhzhg2a63w5i2atv5bqarulgczawnbmsb6s6qead.onion, thats the link I found on the b-ok.cc site

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by harias »

voldacar wrote: post #151
pilimi_anna wrote: post #103

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Holy shit! Did not see this coming, but glad we saved this collection just in time. (I'm Anna, the one who made the backup). We are working on hosting this collection, as well as saving other large collections. Please consider supporting us, donation details at http://pilimi.org (we'll set up a patreon-like system soon)

How do you actually host something like this without being shut down, arrested, etc? Do you pay your server provider in bitcoin or something?

Yes and you host out of someplace like Russia where the US publishers can't get you.

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by GTP »

anyfoo wrote: post #242
areoform wrote: post #220

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Thank you so much for your efforts! I have steadily become convinced that we should make a multi-billion year backup of all of humanity's knowledge. All of it. Something that, - is resilient (can survive a nuclear explosion) - requires no power - doesn't require software to read/reboot from - (theoretically) lasts for at least 1 billion years Copying from the Long Now Foundation's projects, I think we can achieve the…

I think what you consider the hardest part, putting it together so that someone who does not speak any human language today deciphers it, is actually one of the least of your problems. Unless you deliberately encrypt the information (which you wouldn’t), I have a feeling that even Wikipedia alone might be sufficient for a motivated civilization to figure it out. Linguists and archeologists in our time have to do with…

As for normal backups, maybe it is better to have a chain of medium term solutions for storage rather than aiming for a single long term one.

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by freefaler »

Ruthalas wrote: post #174
frickinLasers wrote: post #111

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> £60 Boy, wouldn't that be nice. A standard calculus book costs $200 in America. Or, £178 (RIP pounds)

A chemistry textbook of mine was 600 USD- brand new because the version published that year was required. That really stung.

Why doesn't students pull their funds for 1 book and then scan it and use that electronic copy? (and may be return/resell the physical book)?

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by GTP »

prox wrote: post #276
anyfoo wrote: post #242

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I think what you consider the hardest part, putting it together so that someone who does not speak any human language today deciphers it, is actually one of the least of your problems. Unless you deliberately encrypt the information (which you wouldn’t), I have a feeling that even Wikipedia alone might be sufficient for a motivated civilization to figure it out. Linguists and archeologists in our time have to do with…

Off world would help, no atmosphere on the moon for instance makes for less deterioration, and a cave system would shield it from radiation. On earth clay tablets have done a great job : we have tablets 6000 years old, so we know that works. That’s 60% of 10k already. Titanium seems expensive and might be melted down in time of need, like bronze has been often in the past. Clay tablets survived partly because it’s a…

But can you engrave them with the precision required for miniaturization?

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by survirtual »

areoform wrote: post #220
pilimi_anna wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Holy shit! Did not see this coming, but glad we saved this collection just in time. (I'm Anna, the one who made the backup). We are working on hosting this collection, as well as saving other large collections. Please consider supporting us, donation details at http://pilimi.org (we'll set up a patreon-like system soon)

Thank you so much for your efforts! I have steadily become convinced that we should make a multi-billion year backup of all of humanity's knowledge. All of it. Something that, - is resilient (can survive a nuclear explosion) - requires no power - doesn't require software to read/reboot from - (theoretically) lasts for at least 1 billion years Copying from the Long Now Foundation's projects, I think we can achieve the…

Just use this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5D_optical_data_storage

5d is a bit dramatic but it is a femtosecond laser writing of quartz crystal that should, in theory, be stable for billions of years and can hold hundreds of terabytes.

Seems to be just what is needed.

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by GTP »

wengo314 wrote: post #297
adhesive_wombat wrote: post #278

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6.5 million plates at $500 each is 3 billion, not 35 million. Just don't make them look gold (even if they're not solid gold), or they'll get looted and melted. Though it would be fun if a murderous warlord ended up with a gotten crown made of the Wikipedia article for toilet paper orientation. [1] [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper_orientation

i think it's a brave assumption that gold will forever be as valuable as now.

Indeed, it is a reasonable assumption that it will get more valuable over time, as it is a scarce resource.

Re: ZLibrary domains have been seized by the United States Postal Inspection Service

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Post by beanjuiceII »

pilimi_anna wrote: post #245
MVf4l wrote: post #213

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Hi Anna, could you please confirm that your server and yourself are not under US jurisdiction?

I will make no claims about my identity one way or another. If you are worried for me, don't be. If you are worried for yourself, then please take actions in line with your risk tolerance.

thats good because i've already forwarded this to my superiors
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