Who here has a digital library incase the internet goes down or gets censored

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

too lazy

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

how big is your personal library.... unfortunately i dont have nearly enough space to store my 35,000 books in hard copy.

I've already backed up the internet on to floppy discs...

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

how big is your personal library.... unfortunately i dont have nearly enough space to store my 35,000 books in hard copy.


Don't forget to backup! CD's/DVD's are more reliable the hard-drives in the long run.

In the longer run, harder copies are essential!

Imagine if the media of choice 2000 years ago was 'digital' rather than 'analogue' - no records would have survived!

Space v.s. time biased modes of communication. One reaches everywhere almost instantly but vanishes almost as instantly. The other doesn't travel far but lasts for eons.

I find if it is absolutely valuable information, the smartest thing you can do is buy a hard copy.
If the internet goes down or gets censored (it already is) digital back ups are a good idea.
But if TSHTF i'm pretty sure you won't be running around with your computer looking for an outlet and power.
I know books are heavy, but knowledge is power.

Just my 2cents.

I find if it is absolutely valuable information, the smartest thing you can do is buy a hard copy.
If the internet goes down or gets censored (it already is) digital back ups are a good idea.
But if TSHTF i'm pretty sure you won't be running around with your computer looking for an outlet and power.
I know books are heavy, but knowledge is power.

Just my 2cents.

I find if it is absolutely valuable information, the smartest thing you can do is buy a hard copy.
If the internet goes down or gets censored (it already is) digital back ups are a good idea.
But if TSHTF i'm pretty sure you won't be running around with your computer looking for an outlet and power.
I know books are heavy, but knowledge is power.

Just my 2cents.


So perhaps it is necessary to consider what information is valuable and why; rather than attempt to 'back up' everything willy-nilly.

A good filtration system will be the next "killer app"

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

how big is your personal library.... unfortunately i dont have nearly enough space to store my 35,000 books in hard copy.

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

how big is your personal library.... unfortunately i dont have nearly enough space to store my 35,000 books in hard copy.


Well, since you asked. I have five, six foot tall bookcases stuffed with books. Two five foot wide by four feet tall bookcases stuffed with books. Two closet shelves eight feet wide lined with paperbacks, three rows each. About ten boxes, at least, of books in a storage closet. Topics include: travel, reference, survival, cooking, poetry, literature, science fiction, business, computer tech, design, art, spirituality, astrology, religion, and some that are out-of-print and/or hard to find.
Included are the Harvard Classics, a set of encylopedias, several dictionaries, several Bibles, the Book of Morman, a set that includes the sacred text of every major religion ... and every single issue of "Mother Earth" since 1970.

Oh and ... some comic books dating back to the 1950s.

But I admit that that's unusual. In the past, I have chosen to buy books, rather than food. And each time I've moved, I've "paid" dearly for our family obsession.

That said, it would be wise to back up some books off the net ... which we've done in addition to all the books we already have.

I have hard copies already.

You know, like books.

how big is your personal library.... unfortunately i dont have nearly enough space to store my 35,000 books in hard copy.


Don't forget to backup! CD's/DVD's are more reliable the hard-drives in the long run.

In the longer run, harder copies are essential!

Imagine if the media of choice 2000 years ago was 'digital' rather than 'analogue' - no records would have survived!

Space v.s. time biased modes of communication. One reaches everywhere almost instantly but vanishes almost as instantly. The other doesn't travel far but lasts for eons.

ive treid but its hard to back up 115GB.

I have about a hundred various PDF's (have had thousands I suppose over the years) but am and have always been, in love with books. My collection has become burdensome, but still I add - classics, reference, textbooks, fringe, theology, etc.

You know, one of the most viable threats to civilzation, at this moment in time is a natural or manmade EMP disaster.

If that happens, won't you wish you had the real thing?

Loved it when Kent was sending out disks of cyberspaceorbit.com The man was special !

net neutrality and censorship

fahrenheit 651, temperature melt of polycarbonate plastic, CDs...

net neutrality and censorship


net neutrality and censorship are the exact opposite.
net neutrality is a good thing.

How about the schools edition of Wikipedia? It's a subset of the encyclopaedia, selected with an eye to the UK national curriculum. Download and burn to DVD if you like.

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