▲ 1073 ▼ They use to tell us we couldnt trust Wikipedia. Now we know. Wikipedia is the only website you can trust. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Daft_ish@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 330 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah, I have Wikipedia saved to a portable hard drive... Just in case permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't know if you're making fun of me, but, seriously, for me Wikipedia is an enormously valuable resource, much more than, for instance, YouTube (which I use, maybe, twice per year). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is a lot of People with a copy of Wikipedia, it only takes 8GB. Just for the case something happens. I dont think he is making fun of you. Edit: this 8 GB was 10 years ago. From another article from 2022 it says 150Gb. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Some folks enjoy reading articles. Some folks enjoy to watch, listen and read (captions) at the same time. Some folks rather ask around and learn through conversations. I've understood that it's generally easier to learn new things when you use many different channels (audio, imagery etc). To many people but not to all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wasn't making fun of you, just agreeing with you and telling you my fix permalink fedilink source parent [–] rob64@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago I remember in the mid-aughts my brother hacked his iPod — the wheel kind, this was pre-iPhone — to hold the entirety of the text of English Wikipedia at the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DevilOfDoom@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much data does it use? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child) According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. There’s also a mini version that weighs 58,29GB but I don’t know what it contains Wikipedia 1m Top Articles weighs 43,53GB kiwix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Any idea how the 8gb from another comment might be achieved? Edit: I guess zipping it should work pretty well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago TBH I have no idea I just took a look at what my app is saying, but I didn’t dig into it permalink fedilink source parent [–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably only the text. Images and videos weigh a lot more than text. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The other comment checked a 10 year reddit link but didnt notice the date untill it went to search for it again because of this thread. Dumbass! Source: it was I, the guy that did the comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) I don't know if you're making fun of me, but, seriously, for me Wikipedia is an enormously valuable resource, much more than, for instance, YouTube (which I use, maybe, twice per year). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is a lot of People with a copy of Wikipedia, it only takes 8GB. Just for the case something happens. I dont think he is making fun of you. Edit: this 8 GB was 10 years ago. From another article from 2022 it says 150Gb. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Some folks enjoy reading articles. Some folks enjoy to watch, listen and read (captions) at the same time. Some folks rather ask around and learn through conversations. I've understood that it's generally easier to learn new things when you use many different channels (audio, imagery etc). To many people but not to all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wasn't making fun of you, just agreeing with you and telling you my fix permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) There is a lot of People with a copy of Wikipedia, it only takes 8GB. Just for the case something happens. I dont think he is making fun of you. Edit: this 8 GB was 10 years ago. From another article from 2022 it says 150Gb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damaskox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Some folks enjoy reading articles. Some folks enjoy to watch, listen and read (captions) at the same time. Some folks rather ask around and learn through conversations. I've understood that it's generally easier to learn new things when you use many different channels (audio, imagery etc). To many people but not to all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wasn't making fun of you, just agreeing with you and telling you my fix permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rob64@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago I remember in the mid-aughts my brother hacked his iPod — the wheel kind, this was pre-iPhone — to hold the entirety of the text of English Wikipedia at the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DevilOfDoom@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) How much data does it use? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child) According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. There’s also a mini version that weighs 58,29GB but I don’t know what it contains Wikipedia 1m Top Articles weighs 43,53GB kiwix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Any idea how the 8gb from another comment might be achieved? Edit: I guess zipping it should work pretty well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago TBH I have no idea I just took a look at what my app is saying, but I didn’t dig into it permalink fedilink source parent [–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably only the text. Images and videos weigh a lot more than text. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The other comment checked a 10 year reddit link but didnt notice the date untill it went to search for it again because of this thread. Dumbass! Source: it was I, the guy that did the comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child) According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. There’s also a mini version that weighs 58,29GB but I don’t know what it contains Wikipedia 1m Top Articles weighs 43,53GB kiwix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Any idea how the 8gb from another comment might be achieved? Edit: I guess zipping it should work pretty well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago TBH I have no idea I just took a look at what my app is saying, but I didn’t dig into it permalink fedilink source parent [–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably only the text. Images and videos weigh a lot more than text. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The other comment checked a 10 year reddit link but didnt notice the date untill it went to search for it again because of this thread. Dumbass! Source: it was I, the guy that did the comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meekah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Any idea how the 8gb from another comment might be achieved? Edit: I guess zipping it should work pretty well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago TBH I have no idea I just took a look at what my app is saying, but I didn’t dig into it permalink fedilink source parent [–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably only the text. Images and videos weigh a lot more than text. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent [–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The other comment checked a 10 year reddit link but didnt notice the date untill it went to search for it again because of this thread. Dumbass! Source: it was I, the guy that did the comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago TBH I have no idea I just took a look at what my app is saying, but I didn’t dig into it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's probably only the text. Images and videos weigh a lot more than text. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago According to my app, the whole English Wikipedia with pictures weighs 102.62GB, down to 60,06GB without. 60GB is still more than 8GB permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LuckyBoy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The other comment checked a 10 year reddit link but didnt notice the date untill it went to search for it again because of this thread. Dumbass! Source: it was I, the guy that did the comment. permalink fedilink source parent