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phil294
on July 30, 2021
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Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a...
I'm not trying to kill the fun here, but since this thing relies on a working internet connection, it would probably be pretty useless on a remote island
phkahler
on July 31, 2021
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When SpaceX sends people to Mars they will want a local Wikipedia among many other things.
anigbrowl
on July 31, 2021
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You can put a 43gb database on a $30 SD card and still have room for a bunch of movies.
dTal
on July 31, 2021
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You could host it locally easily enough!
jtsiskin
on July 31, 2021
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Yes, but you could also host a normal Postgres db easily enough
dTal
on July 31, 2021
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This is entirely static, so I think it's easier.
ric2b
on Aug 8, 2021
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Not entirely, the images are still loading from wikipedia.
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