08-01-2019, 10:21 AM
(08-01-2019, 08:11 AM)Mario Wrote: Are there any concerns with scraping it? Feels like a pretty simple site overall- probably wouldn't be too hard to build a backend on top of the scraping if you want to get really fancy (but that's definitely outside the scope of doing this for historical purposes lol). I guess it's a shame we'll never see Web's "freaking genius" "coding skills"imo the ideal order would be:
- getting the code & db backup
- if that fails, scrape it
- if that somehow fails, recreate it
obviously the amount of work increases down the list, but also the solutions get less ideal from a preservation perspective too. I'll probably break down and write a scraper soon. I was curious about those "freaking genius" skills though haha. apparently (via the thread general posted) he inspired & critiqued Retriever II for TCSMS, I didn't know that. awesome!
(08-01-2019, 08:30 AM)GeneralGuy Wrote: I actually remember when Webster passed away. A thread was made about it here: http://archive.mfgg.net/index.php?showtopic=143236wow, I remember reading that topic back when it was posted. crazy to relive it right now.
Was he seriously the only one with administrative access to the website? Can't someone just hijack his account?
Retriever II Wrote:there's an illusion of immortality on the internet, and it's tragic when that illusion is suddenly shattered.damn I vividly remember this quote, it stuck with me.
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