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- ↑ "The Dead Media Project:DEAD-MEDIA MAILING LIST information". 2007-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ A Collection of Many Problems (In Memory of the Dead Media Handbook)