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sneak
1106 days ago
If you told me I'd be parsing PDFs from cia.gov on my main mobile device 24 hours ago, I wouldn't have believed you.
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B1FF_PSUVM
1106 days ago
Hey, a couple of decades ago you could be buying The CIA World Factbook as a paper almanac at a gas station.
Pretty good, now online, of course:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook
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whartung
1106 days ago
Used to buy this on CDs at computer shows along with latest Linux distros and whatever other wonders InfoMagic and their ilk published.
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pinkcan
1106 days ago
virustotal says it's good:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/48fe6cd5ef2cb9779db5bf16...
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Pretty good, now online, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook