Ah, the noble quest of #Visual6502.org: preserving ancient silicon relics with all the pizzazz of a #snoozefest PowerPoint presentation 
. Guaranteed to excite you as much as watching paint dry, this JavaScript-enabled cornucopia of retro computing trivia 
will have you yearning for the high-octane thrill of reading a telephone directory 
.
http://www.visual6502.org/ #Preservation #RetroComputing #JavaScript #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated
Update. "ERICA is a rescue catalog which preserves over 500,000 Open Access publications originally hosted by the US Department of Education in the #ERIC research repository. ERIC was defunded on the 23 April 2025 and the maintenance contract is set to expire soon, meaning that ERIC is likely to shut down. The PDFs were rescued using the Internet Archive's #WaybackMachine by a volunteer of the #DataRescueProject. When you click on one of the publication ID links, you will be redirected to the archived PDF in the the Wayback Machine. Feel free to host your own copy of ERICA by simply cloning this source code repo, which also includes the metadata for the catalog."
https://erica.datarescueproject.org/
Update from Lisa Schiff (@lschiff), "Protecting your work – and your values – in US higher education."
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/protecting-your-work-and-your-values-us-higher-education
"With US higher education under attack from the federal government, what can scholars do to ensure their research is preserved and to stand up for academic freedom? Lisa Schiff, a co-author of the Declaration to Defend Research."
#Academia #Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter
Update from Gary Price (@infodocket). "Accessing Archived Material From #ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) via the #InternetArchive."
https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/23/accessing-archived-material-from-eric-via-the-internet-archive/
"Here are a couple ways to access archived material from ERIC on the open web. We will do our best to keep this post updated if/when new open web sources become available to access ERIC material."
Every time "Telev78" uploads a new game to his place at the Internet Archive, I need to check it out right away! His scans and disk images are extraordinary! Today, as his 100th upload, it's Pinball Fantasies for the IBM-PC!
Go check out his catalogue!
@nyhan
Fortunately the Data Rescue Project (@datarescueproject.org) lists it as completely backed up as of April 5, 2025.
https://baserow.datarescueproject.org/public/grid/Nt_M6errAkVRIc3NZmdM8wcl74n9tFKaDLrr831kIn4
The DRP tracker points to the April 5 back-up here in the #WaybackMachine.
https://web.archive.org/collection-search/files.eric.ed.gov/iskme
Building a #sustainable and #responsible digital future is a challenge to which we must respond together 
Our choices as individuals, the commitment of businesses, and the policies developed by public institutions all matter. Every action counts. 
A more #ethical, responsible and sustainable digital world is within our reach, if we all play our part 
Because real progress is not just a question of #innovation, it's also a question of #preservation 
Hey,
I just signed the petition “Defend the Internet Archive” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.
Our goal is to reach 50,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:
Thanks!
Shredd Tone
This Day in #History: John Muir, Father of National Parks
On this day in 1838, John Muir was born in #Scotland. This pioneering naturalist's camping trip with Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in #Yosemite in 1903 helped save the valley from development and strengthened the movement to protect America's natural treasures.
If you've ever visited Northern #California, you've encountered Muir's name on trails, forests, and landmarks—a testament to his enduring legacy in #conservation that continues to influence efforts balancing public access with ecological #preservation across America's 421 national park sites.
Learn more: https://zurl.co/6gdTt
#preservation : the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay
- German: die Erhaltung
- Italian: preservazione
- Portuguese: preservação
- Spanish: preservación
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#Easter #Preservation
Medieval Graffiti at Historic Jerusalem Site Deciphered With Cutting-Edge Tech
"a unique insight into the geographical origins of the pilgrim...far more diverse than current Western-dominated research perspective led us to believe"
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jerusalem-last-supper-room-inscriptions-deciphered-2633822
Update. "With the recent announcement that numerous datasets — such as those from #NOAA — are scheduled for decommissioning in May, #PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of any endangered datasets, please don't hesitate to contact us. PANGAEA data!"
https://pangaea.de/
April 19th is #WorldCircusDay 
> The Greatest Show on Mud: Edwin Martin’s Photographs of Traveling Circuses https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2025/04/the-greatest-show-on-mud-edwin-martins-photographs-of-traveling-circuses/ via #LibraryOfCongress
Of interest for some. Via @internetarchive
> Aruba’s Digitized Slavery Documents Added to UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Register https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/15/arubas-digitized-slavery-documents-added-to-unescos-international-memory-of-the-world-register/
[BLOG] Scoping PhD Theses: Some initial reflections 
Find out more about our scoping of practices around PhD eTheses, with a focus on #archiving and #preservation
https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/scoping-phd-theses-initial-reflections-wp7/
In retrograde bigoted #fuckery from Ole Miss. Time to #HoistTheFlag 
> Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws
https://mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/mississippi-libraries-ordered-to-delete-academic-research-in-response-to-state-laws/
Update. "Marks Says He Was Forced Out of #FDA for Trying to Protect #Vaccine Safety #Data"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/114998
"Shortly before he was forced to resign, the nation's top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant #HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s team unrestricted access to a tightly held vaccine safety database, fearing that the information might be manipulated or even deleted."
Inspiring musings by @brewsterkahle on the @internetarchive blog.
"Our evolving digital age can be our next #Carnegie moment or it can be a #Library of Alexandria moment. It is up to us."
Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/ #DigitalLibraries #internetarchive #preservation #equity #OpenAccess #education
Update. "#SciOp is part of Safeguarding Research & Culture (#SRC). The bits must flow: let us resurrect the ancient art of #Bittorrent to ensure that our cultural, intellectual and scientific heritage exists in multiple copies, in multiple places, and that no single entity or group of entities can make it all disappear."
https://sciop.net/
