Help save Wikipedia some bits & coin

What it does

Hey, folks! Wikipedia serves up truckloads of web pages-- 200B+ / year and 400M+ per day. This browser hack reduces Wikipedia's server load by 2x or more for any laptop and desktop page request! It's like a virtual donation to reduce Wikipedia's hosting bill!

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  Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB SQLite file2021 · static.wiki · ▲796

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  DNS over Wikipedia2020 · github.com · ▲398

  Hey HN, I saw a thread a while ago (linked in README) discussing how Wikipedia does a good job keeping track of the domains of websites like Sci-Hub or The Pirate Bay. Someone mentioned checking Wikipedia to find links to these sites, so I thought this would be a fun thing to automate! To try it out, install an extension or modify your hosts file, then type in the name of a website with the TLD `.idk`. For example: scihub.idk -> sci-hub.tw Cheers!

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  WikipediaP2P2016 · ▲6

  Helping Wikipedia Foundation to save bandwidth and resources

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  WikiBinge – discover how all things are vaguely connected2023 · wikibinge.com · ▲246

  Connect two articles on Wikipedia, but do it the long way. I've always been a fan of the theory of six degree of separation, but it's an overused concept when exploring the Wiki-graph. Instead of showing the shortest path, which in my opinion is "boring" and ends up connecting super-important central articles, I came up with my own method: WikiBinge selects the smaller, less represented articles on Wikipedia. In a WikiBinge path, the underdogs are the kings! How does it work? It's pretty straightforward! Compute PageRank on the Wiki-graph and assign as weight of each edge the PageRank value…

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  Most Wikipedia articles lead to the same loop2012 · wikiloopr.com · ▲295

  Find information, resources and relevant links for wikiloopr.com. This domain may be for sale.

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  Wikiwand2024 · wikiwand.com · ▲169

  Streamline Wikipedia knowledge and answer your questions

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  Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi▲319

  Endless lofi beats composed live in your browser, over pixel-art nights in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and more. Free, no sign-up.

  Work · 26d ago · loficities.com

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  Smooth Recorder▲257

  Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

  Work · 20d ago · smoothrecorder.com

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  Figma Specs▲224

  A container for your context that lives on the Figma canvas

  Work · 4d ago · figma.com

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  The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read▲190

  Work · 14d ago · readrare.com

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  SavvyCal▲1,132

  Sending your scheduling link shouldn't feel weird.

  Work · 2021 · savvycal.com

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  Beeper – All Your Chats in One App▲962

  Get the most popular messaging services, all in a single app. WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Telegram, and more.

  Life & fun · 2021 · beeperhq.com

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  I made an alternative platform for professional profiles▲938

  Life & fun · 2021 · read.cv

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  Pages by Headlime▲754

  AI-powered landing page builder (GPT-3 + Tailwind)

  AI · 2021 · headlime.com

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  I shot high-res stitched panoramas in Iceland using a thermal camera▲753

  A computer vision engineer by day and photographer by night, I never take the path most traveled, especially when it comes to imaging technology. Thermal

  Life & fun · 2021 · petapixel.com

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  I built an online interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster▲667

  Learn vim fast by building muscle memory. 2000+ engineers learned vim with our hands on training. Train your fingers, master vim commands!

  Life & fun · 2021 · vim.so