201 pointsby hggh3 hours ago13 comments
  • input_sh3 hours ago
    Relevant blog post: https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzer...

    > Internet Archive Switzerland joins a growing group of mission-aligned organizations, alongside Internet Archive, Internet Archive Canada, and Internet Archive Europe. Together, these independent libraries strengthen a shared vision: building a distributed, resilient digital library for the world.

    • card_zeroan hour ago
      I was interested in the others, but https://www.internetarchive.eu is a horrible corporate-looking site with a hero image, a boast about AI, a carousel of news that won't scroll with doing its slow scroll animation, a huge "meet the team" section with mugshots and boring profiles, social media links, a newsletter signup form, and nothing to say where the actual archive is.
      • carlosjobiman hour ago
        Reading what little information they have there, they aren't a public facing or public serving organization. They seem to provide their services to institutions only:

        "working with dozens of European libraries and government agencies to build web collections, Internet Archive Europe prioritized collaboration with cultural heritage organizations to safeguard our collective history."

    • rbanffy20 minutes ago
      Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068333, but got little traction.
  • consumer45115 minutes ago
    Stop complaining. Instead, create a solution.

    If tpb dot org can still exist ...

    At least these people tried. We need a p2p archive solution ASAP. Before our history is entirely re-written.

    • embedding-shape10 minutes ago
      Ok... Why don't you follow your first advice yourself and be the change you want to see?
      • consumer4517 minutes ago
        I do not have the technical and financial skills necessary.

        However, others here do. This now appears to be the greatest challenge of our time.

  • insom3 hours ago
    That website is really struggling. Very tempting to go to a mirror on archive.org to view it :)

    This seems very distinct from Internet Archive in the US, I wonder how separate it is.

    Internet Archive Canada (I worked there in 2024) operated like it was a subsidiary, even though I think it was technically an independent organization with some shared directors. Same Slack, same archive.org email domain, etc.

    IA.ch has Brewster and Caslon on the board.

    I suspect that for the political threats of the current decade the different Internet Archive organisations need to start operating more independently, especially when it comes to funding?

    • catlikesshrimp6 minutes ago
      IA.ch shows Domain Available. Typo?
    • crossroadsguy3 hours ago
      They use Slack? I am kind of surprised. But I am sure on the plus side, that would also mean having to worry about one less uptime.
      • insom2 hours ago
        Slack, Zoom and Google Apps (but not for email) - otherwise basically everything was internally ran.

        The Slack has (had?) hundreds of guest accounts due to volunteers and allied organizations. It’s an interesting (and cool) institution!

  • red_admiral3 hours ago
    Sankt Gallen's more physical archive is worth a visit too: https://www.stiftsbezirk.ch/de/stiftsbibliothek/
  • arian_6 minutes ago
    Finally a Swiss account I can afford to open.
  • springtimesun3 hours ago
    Ah, good, they are also mirroring the page load speed of the internet archive
    • trvz3 hours ago
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      • 4ggr0an hour ago
        a dev from ZH would've added a blockchain, mobile app and hosted it on an over-allocated kubernetes cluster. 97% uptime and you need a macbook pro so the website doesn't stutter.
        • shermantanktop19 minutes ago
          A south-of-the-Limmat Migros shopper would use React and Vercel, but still use raw JS Date.
  • zkmon41 minutes ago
    Anything that is being built today, based on the assumptions about the future that extend into multiple years, is bound to fade away. Because the "future no longer what it used be". What's the envisaged future context and purpose where this would save the world?
  • DeadEye21113 hours ago
    Very proud of my alma mater town to be a place for this. It’s much needed infrastructure for Europe.
  • Vasbarlog3 hours ago
    Hugged to death? I can’t access the page.
    • AndroTuxan hour ago
      They just want everyone coming from archive.org to feel right at home
    • embedding-shape3 hours ago
      Have you tried just letting it load? Took maybe more than 30 seconds for the page to load for me, but it did load eventually.
    • KomoDan hour ago
      Yep, just loading forever.
    • Hendrikto3 hours ago
      Same for me. I cannot access it either.
    • alessandroberna3 hours ago
      Seems likely, same for me.
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    • sixie6e3 hours ago
      I am able to.
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  • feiz456073 hours ago
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