This is time traveling for free.
Watching and listening to some of these old recordings of the so-called “good old days” is a reminder of just how much us human beings have created, documented and preserved.
My hundreds of files, sitting alongside the millions preserved by the Internet Archive, feel wonderfully earthy and human.
These remind me of what we can achieve when we actually create something instead of simply consuming, scrolling our time away.
The Internet Archive is a nonprofit. No paywalls. No subscription required. Just an enormous, beautiful and like all of us, an imperfect record of human history. And somewhere inside it is my own little corner of history:
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Its time traveling for free. Watching and listening to some of these old recoding of the so called good old days.
My hundreds of file and the millions feels earthy and reminds me of what we can achieve at humans, instead of doing nothing which we are all wasting time.The Internet Archive is a non profit no paywalls trip #WaybackMachine
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The digital era brings many advances and some consequences to news consumers So, to be direct, If you can`t imagine a future without the Internet Archive, please consider supporting their work. They promise to put your donation to good use as they continue to store over 99 petabytes of data, including 625 billion webpages, 38 million texts, and 14 million audio recordings. So to recap, If you find our site useful, please chip in! Your support will help us build the web we the people deserve.
I am a proud donor, and I also support AI. Wayback Machine Stats: 498 million pages captured per day 800,000 viewers per day, 1,250+ libraries and partner organizations creating collections through Archive-IT Cultural & Historical Highlights Earliest archived pages Web Archive 96 Web Archive 96 was a project of the Internet Archive & Smithsonian Institution to archive websites associated with the 1996 U.S. presidential election. Web Archive 96 is available via the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/19971011050541/http://www.archive.org/smith…. Press release from Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (March 7, 1996). Early writings about web archiving: “Preserving the Internet” by Brewster Kahle in Scientific American (written & submitted in 1996, published in 1997). Examples of important defunct sites preserved: MTV News - Link Spangler, Todd. “MTV News Website Goes Dark, Archives Pulled Offline” Variety, June 24, 2024. Alex, Michael. “The Disappearance of MTV News’ Online Archive Is a Tragedy: Guest Post by the Website’s Founding Editor” Variety, June 27, 2024. Graham, Mark. “New Ways to Search Archived Music News” Internet Archive Blog, July 10, 2024. Alex, Michael. “MTV News and the Wayback Machine (video)” YouTube, October 21, 2024. Gawker - Link Matsakis, Louise. “The Gawker Archives Aren`t Going Anywhere” Wired, January 31, 2018. End of Term Web Archive - Link Lucas, Julian. “The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge,” The New Yorker, March 14, 2025. Hsu, Tiffany. “The White House frames the past by erasing parts of it,” The New York Times, April 5, 2025. Examples of important pages that would be lost except for the Wayback Machine: CNN: `After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.` Impact Stories Canadian Musician Relies on Wayback Machine for Immigration Documentation: https://blog.archive.org/2023/06/26/canadian-musician-utilizes-wayback-… When Canadian violist David Samuel applied for U.S. permanent residency under the “extraordinary ability” category, he relied on the Wayback Machine to recover evidence of his international music career. By accessing archived concert programs and web postings, he was able to document his accomplishments and build a stronger case, calling the Wayback Machine “an important tool” in the process. Love, Loss, and Archives: https://blog.archive.org/2020/03/19/love-loss-and-archives/ When Paul Lindner lost his wife Julie to cancer, he turned to the Internet Archive to help preserve her memory. By recovering emails, Usenet posts, music, and websites through the Wayback Machine and other archival tools, Paul built a rich memorial site that captures Julie’s humor, passions, and digital life—ensuring her memory would endure. From Fake News to Open Data: Studying the Histories of Digital Media Using the Wayback Machine: https://blog.archive.org/2023/10/09/from-fake-news-to-open-data-studyin… Researchers Liliana Bounegru and Jonathan Gray of King’s College London use the Wayback Machine to study the evolution of digital media, from fake news monetization strategies to the politics of open data. Their investigations have supported international journalism collaborations, informed public policy research, and equipped students with tools to trace how the web—and society—has changed over time. As Bounegru puts it: “It is an essential tool for our research.” The Wayback Machine’s Vital Role in Investigative Work: https://blog.archive.org/2023/07/10/preserving-the-past-empowering-the-… Laura Ranca of Tactical Tech’s Exposing the Invisible project calls the Wayback Machine “a precious tool” in her work training journalists and researchers to investigate and preserve digital evidence. From uncovering altered or deleted web pages to retrieving decades-old government reports, the Wayback Machine empowers investigators to hold power to account and protect knowledge for future generations.
Martin With Soto 1982 10 03 Tape 128
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