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from the you-can-never-have-too-many-offsite-backups-eh dept.
The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in Canada in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit that saves copies of old web pages, is creating a backup of its database in Canada, in response to the election of Donald Trump. "On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change," the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move. "It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change."
[...] The move will cost millions, according to the Internet Archive, which is soliciting donations. In their post, the Internet Archive justified its decision to backup its data in Canada, claiming that Trump could threaten an open internet. "For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by ikanreed on Wednesday November 30 2016, @06:52PM
No, you won. You utterly got me on all those things I specifically set out not to say, and intentionally chose words to indicate I was not saying.
Yep. You're not a fuckwad trying to "win" a dispute that didn't really exist except in your mind. I'm totally "backpeddling" by pointing out what I actually said and meant.
Congratulations hero. You won! Because that's clearly what matters here! Beating someone in an argument, not having a meaningful point to make.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @10:28AM
He's almost right about the spelling of "back-pedaling"!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @10:51AM
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/backpedaling [thefreedictionary.com]