▲ 1630 ▼ Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK (www.techradar.com) submitted 1 year ago by QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 419 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 year ago (3 children) We have to protect wikipedia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 39 points 1 year ago (2 children) Here's one way to help: https://kiwix.org/en/about-us/#our-story Download Wikipedia to your own device. If it's ever blocked or taken down you still have access and can help share information with others. You can download different versions (e.g. without images) and different languages based on your needs. There's other resources available via kiwix as well but I've not really explored them to be honest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Does it run a local web server or is it all static files? Is it searchable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever. https://flathub.org/apps/org.kiwix.desktop The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores website content for offline usage.[1] The format is defined by the openZIM project, which also supports an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. The format is primarily used to store the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, including articles, full-text search indices and auxiliary files.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) Edit: All content files are indexed and compressed in ZIM format, which makes them smaller, but leaves them easy to search and selectively decompress. The ZIM files are then opened with Kiwix, which looks and behaves like a web browser, or with a suitably enabled conventional browser. Kiwix offers full text search, tabbed navigation, and the option to export articles to PDF and HTML.[8] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix#Description permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 39 points 1 year ago (2 children) Here's one way to help: https://kiwix.org/en/about-us/#our-story Download Wikipedia to your own device. If it's ever blocked or taken down you still have access and can help share information with others. You can download different versions (e.g. without images) and different languages based on your needs. There's other resources available via kiwix as well but I've not really explored them to be honest permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Does it run a local web server or is it all static files? Is it searchable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever. https://flathub.org/apps/org.kiwix.desktop The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores website content for offline usage.[1] The format is defined by the openZIM project, which also supports an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. The format is primarily used to store the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, including articles, full-text search indices and auxiliary files.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) Edit: All content files are indexed and compressed in ZIM format, which makes them smaller, but leaves them easy to search and selectively decompress. The ZIM files are then opened with Kiwix, which looks and behaves like a web browser, or with a suitably enabled conventional browser. Kiwix offers full text search, tabbed navigation, and the option to export articles to PDF and HTML.[8] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix#Description permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Does it run a local web server or is it all static files? Is it searchable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever. https://flathub.org/apps/org.kiwix.desktop The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores website content for offline usage.[1] The format is defined by the openZIM project, which also supports an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. The format is primarily used to store the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, including articles, full-text search indices and auxiliary files.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) Edit: All content files are indexed and compressed in ZIM format, which makes them smaller, but leaves them easy to search and selectively decompress. The ZIM files are then opened with Kiwix, which looks and behaves like a web browser, or with a suitably enabled conventional browser. Kiwix offers full text search, tabbed navigation, and the option to export articles to PDF and HTML.[8] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix#Description permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever. https://flathub.org/apps/org.kiwix.desktop The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores website content for offline usage.[1] The format is defined by the openZIM project, which also supports an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. The format is primarily used to store the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, including articles, full-text search indices and auxiliary files.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) Edit: All content files are indexed and compressed in ZIM format, which makes them smaller, but leaves them easy to search and selectively decompress. The ZIM files are then opened with Kiwix, which looks and behaves like a web browser, or with a suitably enabled conventional browser. Kiwix offers full text search, tabbed navigation, and the option to export articles to PDF and HTML.[8] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix#Description permalink fedilink source parent