supersole<p>💾 🧶 Floppy disks and knitted jumpers<br><a href="https://digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/knitting-through-digital-decay-a-collection-of-digital-preservation-jumpers-no-one-asked-for-but-478c48009521" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalpreservation-blog.lib.c</span><span class="invisible">am.ac.uk/knitting-through-digital-decay-a-collection-of-digital-preservation-jumpers-no-one-asked-for-but-478c48009521</span></a></p><p>(And the other posts all look interesting)</p><p><a href="https://fedi.5013.es/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.5013.es/tags/digitalarchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalarchives</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.5013.es/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a></p>
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Every time I see this brand of floppy disk, I want to cry. One of the worst I've come across - prone to fast degradation and a nightmare to back up. This one fell apart quickly (thankfully blank), but I barely rescued data from the others before they disintegrated! #preservation
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Update. "A group of US researchers funded through federal grants who wish to document the damage to our scientific #infrastructure. Our #data #archive is for use by journalists, academics, and the general public."
https://theresearchwelost.com/
The Research We LostThe Research We LostArchiving the Science that Could Have Been
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Update. "US anti-terror legislation must not be weaponised against libraries"
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/us-anti-terror-legislation-must-not-be-weaponised-against-libraries
"Scholars have attempted to safeguard their work by turning to sites deemed to be beyond the reach of the US government…However, even these safe havens may be at risk if a seemingly innocuous tax bill completes its course through Congress. H.R. 9495, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act”, was passed by the US House of Representatives in November 2024 and is currently before the Senate. It proposes…to strip non-profit status from organisations deemed to be “supporting terrorism”. But its broad language, lack of evidentiary requirements, and potential for political weaponisation should send a chill down the spines of all higher education professionals. After all, who is to define terrorism? History is filled with examples of liberation movements and resistance groups initially labelled 'terrorists' by powerful states. And who is to define 'support'?"
Times Higher Education (THE) · US anti-terror legislation must not be weaponised against librariesThe terror financing bill’s broad language may require international efforts to defend academic freedom, says Caroline Ball
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Update. From @kfitz: "Digital Preservation in a Time of Disorder"
https://about.hcommons.org/2025/03/19/digital-preservation-in-a-time-of-disorder/
"#KnowledgeCommons has applied for a significant grant from Lever for Change to build, implement, and sustain a digital preservation network that will be free from the US government’s, and any other single government’s, interference…KC is a #nonprofit, community-governed, #OpenAccess platform for creating and sharing knowledge world-wide…But, in the present moment, our US-centeredness is a significant threat to that mission. We propose to establish three linked but independent nonprofit public-benefit companies incorporated in the US, Europe, and South Africa, all dedicated to the social and technological processes of gathering, preserving, and ensuring the public accessibility of academic research."
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Update. "SAFE-Track: Secure Anonymous Federal Evidence, Data and Analysis Tracking"
https://datafoundation.org/pages/safetrack
"The Data Foundation's SAFE-Track portal provides a secure, encrypted channel for documenting changes to federal evidence and #data activities. As a trusted, non-partisan authority on government data and evidence policy, the #DataFoundation maintains this platform to systematically understand and analyze impacts on America's evidence infrastructure…SAFE-Track enables confidential reporting through:
* Complete #anonymity for submissions
* End-to-end #encryption of all data
* No requirement for email or personal identification
* Option for secure follow-up communication through anonymous conversation codes
* Protections against collection of personally identifiable information."
Data FoundationSAFE-TRACKSAFE-Track is the Data Foundation's secure, encrypted portal for anonymous reporting of federal data and evidence changes.
"The surviving tiles and fireplaces are (largely) all that’s left of those homes and of some of Altadena’s most historic architecture."
Marah Eakin for Dwell: https://longreads.com/2025/03/17/the-grassroots-race-to-save-altadenas-historic-batchelder-tiles-before-the-bulldozers-move-in/
