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[return to "Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell"]
1. simonw+am[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:04:00
>>mxfh+(OP)
Urgh, this is nasty:

  curl -i 'https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook'
  HTTP/2 302 
  content-length: 0
  location: https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/
They didn't even have the decency to give it a 410 or 404 error.

Same for all of the country pages - they redirect back to the same story: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/

The thing was released into the public domain! No reason at all to take it down - they could have left the last published version up with a giant banner at the top saying it's no longer maintained.

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2. Camper+3t[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:45:37
>>simonw+am
(Shrug) This is what the American people voted for. Destruction of institutions, abandonment of traditions, concealment of resources.
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