https://muddy.jprs.me/tags/archive/Recent content in Archive on Big MuddyHugoen-USThu, 05 Feb 2026 16:37:00 -0500https://muddy.jprs.me/links/2026-02-05-the-cia-world-factbook-has-been-memory-holed/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:37:00 -0500https://muddy.jprs.me/links/2026-02-05-the-cia-world-factbook-has-been-memory-holed/<p>Another staple of my childhood is gone, this time the CIA&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/">World Factbook</a>. I have fond memories of consulting the World Factbook for school projects in my elementary school computer lab. But as of yesterday, the entire publication along with all of its archives have been suddenly and unceremoniously wiped from the agency&rsquo;s website. At least archives of the website are still available on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260203124934/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/">Internet Archive</a>, with complete zip files up to 2020 and Wayback Machine snapshots thereafter.</p>