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This Week in Archiving 08/02/2021
Cinemateca Brasileira archives engulfed in flames, Yahoo Groups archivists are hunting for fandoms and new tools to adapt to a YouTube with far fewer unlisted videos.
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This Week In Archiving 07/12/2021
Public Interest crusader and Internet Archive partner Sherwin Siy was reported to have passed on 7 July, 2021, at the age of 40.
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Exciting Events in the postmortem Flash Scene
"Revival of Flash" Marathon on Twitch Feb 20th, extended submissions on Newgrounds' Flash Forward Jam and more!
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How to run Flash in 2021: Flash Player EOL Workarounds!
On January 12, Adobe activated their End-Of-Life Killswitch, disabling Flash Player on millions of machines worldwide. Fortunately many workarounds to continue running Flash Media have been found, read on to find a solution that works for you!
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A Preview of the Flash Kill Switch: January 12, 2021 and Beyond
Adobe Flash has a kill switch that has been included in versions released since mid-2020. On January 12, 2021, Adobe will activate this kill switch, rendering internet-based Flash content inaccessible.
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Log into your Account: Mediafire to Purge Inactive Users!
Mediafire's new policy is to remove files on accounts inactive for longer than 8 months! Log into your accounts and mirror your stuff!
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The Funny Story of how Blogspot India was held for Ransom
Blogs might not be as popular as they were a decade ago, but I like to think that in some ways blogs are timeless. Now, imagine waking up one day…
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News Flash: Flashpoint 8.1 Out Now!
Flashpoint, the webgame preservation project, received a pretty large "minor" update this week, Flashpoint 8.1: "Spirit of Adventure", grab it over at https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/downloads/BlueMaxima hasn't made a Medium post for this release,…
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News Flash: Kongregate is Fading
I remember playing a lot of Flash games. Good way to get entertainment on a budget of zero. One of the big sites for those, Kongregate, though, is beginning to…
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A Big Mix Up: Streaming Service Mixer Shutting Down
The streaming platform Mixer, formerly known as Beam before its acquisition by Microsoft, will be shutting down on July 22 of this year. Microsoft cited difficulties and shortcomings in "scaling…