“Do I look like I know what a Wayland is?”

A Dungeon & Daddies reference is not what I expected to see today either.

The real question is could we ever really trust photographs before AI? Image manipulation has been a thing long before the digital camera and Photoshop. What makes these images we see actually real? Cameras have been miscapturing image data for as long as they have existed. Do the light levels in a photo match what was actually there according to the human eye? Usually not. What makes a photo real?

That would conflict with the proposed law. They want to be able to write what they want, not see what already exists.

History has taught us restricting access to knowledge never goes well. It will piss some people off, sure. Enough to make a difference? Can’t say, most people are indifferent. As long as they get AN answer, that’s all they care about. Not necessarily the correct one.

Fines I would assume. Lawsuits even.

Yes, but that kinda defeats the point of an open knowledge library for all. This is a problem that should be fixed with legislation and not artificial blocking. We shouldn’t punish the unfortunate for being stuck with the stupid.

I have been waiting for the results of project silica for awhile. The fact there are potential alternatives is very exciting to hear. The hoard is not getting any smaller.

You clearly have never met a data hoarder before then. Some people just store things for the heck of it and if it happens to be relevant years down the line, they have you covered.

I had to cancel my gym membership because my laziness took over, let’s be honest. I called expecting a huge battle and prepared for a trek. I said “Hi, my name is Bread. I would like to cancel my gym membership.” They said okay and immediately hung up. No new bill the next month.

A bit rude, but I won’t argue with results. Straight to the point.

I have a few questions as you appear to be part of the archive or at least very familiar with it.

Roughly how often are the archives updated?

Do you guys already have a proper backup method or are your seeds acting as that backup?

Any idea realistically how much bigger the archive can get data wise in the next few years? Estimates or educated guesses are fine. I want to know how much I need to plan in advance.

If I take the whole archive, must I deploy it or can it be searched through if I have the whole thing and I want something specific out of it?

I have a spare 100 or so Terabytes and I can fit roughly another quarter petabyte in my server. I would like to help. I will look more into this potentially tomorrow when I have some free time. The preservation of knowledge is too important.

Would you mind informing those of us who do not understand the dynamics of the relationship what happened to make things so bitter? Is it a one or two time event or a series of continuous bitter rivalry?