The Voight-Kampff test measures empathy to distinguish humans from replicants. The Internet Archive performs a similar function for digital culture. It asks: Is this content real, or has it been erased by corporate interests?
That is the story of the Internet Archive. blade runner internet archive
If you have ever tried to find a specific website from 2002, you understand kipple. Broken links, Flash rot, GeoCities graveyards, and corrupted JPEGs are the digital equivalent of the trash piling up in Deckard’s apartment. The Internet Archive (archive.org) is our only defense against the entropic tide of kipple. It is the last, best hope for preserving the "retro-fitted" dreams of the early web. That is the story of the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive's work on Blade Runner demonstrates the potential for digital preservation to: The Internet Archive (archive