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[xkcd 1683] Digital Data (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

We have stone tablets from back when humans invebted written language. I vote we back up critical data using this method.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

You mean we should consider recording information on silicon?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, though it has that issue with data density. The denser the data, the more likely it will become degraded from erosion or chipping.

Also if there's a discontinuity between our civilization and a future one, the denser the data, the less likely any future civilization would discover it's there, even if it still has enough integrity to be read.

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