Every data hoarder knows the sinking feeling: your scraper chugs along happily, then suddenly... connection refused. IP banned. This guide digs into why sites block you and delivers practical, tested strategies to keep your data pipelines flowing in 2026.
For serious data hoarders, the quest for affordable high-capacity storage knows no borders. This guide explores the extreme lengths collectors go to, from international flights to automated deal-hunting, and provides the tools to smartly track global prices without leaving home.
Every data hoarder knows that sinking feeling when a critical scraping pipeline fails. We explore the real-world challenges behind the viral 'JESUS CHRIST, NOOOOOOO' moment, offering expert solutions for building resilient data collection systems that won't leave you screaming at your monitor.
Discover how to ethically access and preserve a massive collection of 8,100+ high-resolution antique map scans, most from the 17th-19th centuries. This guide covers the technical, legal, and practical aspects of archiving public domain cultural heritage.
With the CIA World Factbook officially being retired, the Kiwix project has created a crucial final archive. This article explores why this matters, how it was done, and what tools and techniques you can use for similar data preservation and web scraping projects in 2026.
The 2026 debate around scraping and preserving sensitive documents like the Epstein files reveals critical questions about ethics, legality, and community responsibility. This guide explores how data hoarders can navigate these complex waters with the right tools and mindset.
Federal data on everything from climate science to public health is vanishing from government websites. This comprehensive guide explains why this happens and provides practical techniques for archiving public information using web scraping and data preservation tools.
When the DOJ removed Epstein-related zip files, it highlighted the fragility of online information. This guide explores what happened, why data disappears, and how to ethically preserve public information using modern web scraping techniques and best practices.
When your trusted web scraping tools suddenly stop working and proxies get blocked, what's a data hoarder to do? This comprehensive guide explores practical solutions for maintaining your data collection pipelines in 2026's increasingly hostile scraping environment.
A bombshell court filing alleges NVIDIA contacted Anna's Archive for pirated books to train AI models. This revelation exposes the murky world of AI training data sourcing and raises critical questions about web scraping ethics, copyright boundaries, and corporate responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.
Timing your hardware purchases can make or break your web scraping operations. Learn from data hoarders who navigated the 2025 HDD price surge and discover strategies for optimizing your scraping infrastructure investments.
A federal judge has ordered Anna's Archive to delete terabytes of scraped data. The tech community's overwhelming consensus? They won't. This article dives into the technical, legal, and practical reasons why, and what it reveals about the future of data control.