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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I really don't care until I can buy one. In the meantime I have a few hdd's and an old LTO4 drive...

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i find these things cool and all but any company worth having things archived already fucked it up so much that theres not much left TO archive

at least ti feels like it

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

In 10k years, there either won’t be anyone left to read them, or the technology at the time won’t be able to read them.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

10,000 years is kinda hard to prove without a time machine, but sounds useful for long term archival storage.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People 10,000 years from now will know how to read these files.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Gonna need a full 10,000 year UAT period thanks

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

This is best for long term photo and and video storage. Even commercial ones. And for the internet archive as well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Unless you put it in the dishwasher to often.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember reading abiut this possibly 10 years ago or more. It's insane how long it's been in development

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll personally make sure that the historians of the distant future are aware of 21st century micropenis.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"This was man before genetically engineered super penises. Wars were fought people were killed. We cannot go backwards, we must move forward."

Increases the size of super penises 10%

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Archeologists will find these in 1000 years and think it's just nice glass.

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