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1. helle2+3d[view] [source] 2026-02-04 22:14:04
>>mxfh+(OP)
why in the world is this being sunset i wonder
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2. sixdim+pi[view] [source] 2026-02-04 22:42:36
>>helle2+3d
I concur.

Also, it was paid for by US taxpayer dollars - the entire content should have been released somewhere for free, maybe even someone would have started up a new project to maintain it, for example, something under Wikimedia or some other nonprofit.

This wholesale elimination of valuable information and data owned by the public is so incredibly sad and damaging to our future.

Maybe we need a FOIA request to get the entire contents released to the public.

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3. shevy-+ym[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:05:35
>>sixdim+pi
Agreed. Though perhaps they will open source some stuff. What would interest me is HOW they got the information they showed.
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4. simonw+iG[view] [source] 2026-02-05 01:26:23
>>shevy-+ym
It was all released into the public domain already. If you can obtain a copy it's yours to do what you like with.
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