• rumba@lemmy.zip
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      4 hours ago

      No need

      Install the free offline reader software from here

      https://kiwix.org/en/

      Then grab what content you want from https://dumps.wikimedia.org/kiwix/zim/

      Here’s English Wikipedia, with pictures from 2024 https://dumps.wikimedia.org/kiwix/zim/wikipedia/)wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim

      names with maxi have all the pictures names with mini few pictures and abridged content names with nopic have no pictures and abridged content

      if it says science or basketball, it’s just things flagged as science or things flagged as basketball.

    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 hours ago

      Just started, great suggestion.

      I can’t believe this shit. 2023 me wouldn’t believe I’d be doing half of the things I’m doing now.

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        Just wait til 2025 you couldn’t possibly believe what '27’s got in stock :p

        Though, any server schenanagins That may interest me for some hypotheical good in the world?

    • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      Got my snapshot from Jan.

      It’s only 20gb.

      You need an offline viewer. That’s a snap /flat hub install. Kiwix I believe

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          Yes, they’re are different versions. Maxi is the 110GB one, there is also a nopic version that is quite a bit lighter.