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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] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Interesting replies but I’m just wondering what file format to use.

Don’t we have troubles opening stuff from 4-5 os versions ago?

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

Interesting replies but I’m just wondering what file format to use.

ascii + markdown for text if you're from the US

Don’t we have troubles opening stuff from 4-5 os versions ago?

Yeah, but that is because people want to make money and so make their file formats difficult to understand on purpose.

Whatever creatures discover our mystical tablets will hopefully be far smarter than us, or they'll use the sum of human knowledge to tile their bathrooms.

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

You want me to store my consciousness in plain text?

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