Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:36:22 -0700 From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: anyone been crazy enough to mirror wikipedia? Message-ID: <a9f4a3860807012236m4eb50dcybe3cbae17d38da45@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <48694CFB.1030004@pixelhammer.com> References: <539c60b90806301348l4b09cd90n3972b41339276d6f@mail.gmail.com> <48694CFB.1030004@pixelhammer.com>
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On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:15 PM, DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> wrote: > Steve Franks wrote: >> >> So call me a sociopath, but times are a bit scary. I'd like to do the >> 2000's equivalent of the 1960's bomb shelter, and have my very own >> snapshot in case of major local/regional internet disruption, etc. >> >> What would be the best way to go about this. I see with <1T words, it >> appears doable on current technology. Maybe they should offer a >> snapshot on DVDs or disk as a fundraiser? I'd drop $300 for some sort >> of officially licenced copy, I suspect there are other freaks that >> would too... > > When the world gets that bad, Wikipedia is the least of my concerns, > slightly ahead of who is winning American Idol. If it comes to the point the > internet goes down for a long period of time, that $300 is better spent on a > garden. > > Just my thoughts. > > DAve We're advising our clients to stock up on canned goods and shotguns - Brain Gremlin
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