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[Admiral Wonderboat] Physical Media Forever (i.imgur.com)

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Jen is loading DVD's into a donation box. Admiral: Stop!! You can't get rid of our DVD's! What if the streaming sites go down?! - Admiral: What'll we watch if there's an apocalypse? The NEWS?! Jen: You're right! DVD's are essential for survival! - Admiral: We still have a DVD player, right? Jen: I mean... probably

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

If only physical digital media would actually last "forever" ... I think magnetic harddrives that aren't in constant use actually have the most longevity of common digital mediums.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Tapes beat spinning disks.

Here is a source I didn't read: https://www.howtogeek.com/858426/whats-the-best-way-to-store-data-for-decades-or-centuries/

My actual source is "used to professional care about longevity".

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Let's do a laser-engraving into glass. Would be hard to beat that.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Too brittle. Fused quartz might work. Has high Mohs and doesn't degrade for billions of years.

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