i mean the internet is actually useful in many respects, far far away from hyper-monetised social platformswhat else?
yeah and the shadow librariesMonoskop.
Actually I’m going to an Internet Archive event in a couple weeks, were we camp out in the redwoods and talk about P2P tech.I mean actually good, not just gimmicks, and not exploitative social junk, frixample:
* wikipedia
* archive.org
both huge iconic and super-useful websites, not owned by gorgons
"freemium" might be a good way for coders to get paid for their work on fantastic free projects, but sadly turns out to be coercive way to lock in usersvain attempt to get you to pay a premium
that looks great (as long as the fires stay away)Actually I’m going to an Internet Archive event in a couple weeks, were we camp out in the redwoods and talk about P2P tech.
It’s called DWeb Camp, but I call it Dweeb Camp.
random upon random but containing some corkers https://www.cruisemapper.com/accidentserowid.org
I particularly like the "TRAIN WRECKS AND TRIP DISASTERS" experience vaults
the datura ones are always entertaining
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www.discogs.com
I've probably spent more time there than any other site in the last couple of decades although I now feel like they sold their soul and have put off making improvements to where anything they do now is too little, too late.
It's probably not a coincidence that Nik left his position well over a year ago.
I'll continue to use it, though, grudgingly since I have most of my physical collection on there.