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Entire books can be written about the why of digital preservation in general, and pirate archivism in particular, but let us give a quick primer for those who are not too familiar. The world is producing more knowledge and culture than ever before, but also more of it is being lost than ever before. Humanity largely entrusts corporations like academic publishers, streaming services, and social media companies with this heritage, and they have often not proven to be great stewards.
How to Become a Pirate Archivist
annas-blog.org
I have to think the population of people for whom $15 is too pricey but $8 is just right is pretty small. Getting people to pay for digital content is hard, but the big challenge is getting someone from $0 to $0.01 — the act of commitment to payment.
Can’t afford $40/month? The Financial Times wants to tempt you with a subset of its stories at a fraction of the price
Joshua Benton
The bureaus made some of the data provided by consumers—known as credit header information—available to other companies. The FTC defines credit header information as the portion of a consumer’s credit report that typically contains the person’s name, birth date, current and prior addresses, Social Security number, and telephone number. Essentially, it can include everything on a person’s credit report above the details on who they have borrowed money from—the top, or the header, of the document.
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
404media.co
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