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If the internet went away indefinitely, what things would you wish you had downloaded before it happened? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me it would be a full copy of wikipedia, an offline copy of some maps of where I live, some linux ISO's, and a lot of entertainment media.

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[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What's the file size on that?

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The file size doesnt matter

Imagine how much money you could make selling access to specific websites

You should start downloading it right now in case the internet goes down

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I've got a couple of 10TB HDDs. Is that enough?