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CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 22, 2010, 06:00:41 pm ---Basically, Im Human, just not like everyone else.

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CheffoJeffo:
Xiaou, the last time you asked for citations in a storage-related discussion and somebody gave you references, you dismissed them, insisting that there was a conspiracy between Google and hard drive manufacturers ... or something equally entertaining.

And  :applaud: to MonMotha for good explanations of his position.

protokatie:
...And to actually add NEW ideas to this thread;

If the data you want to protect is of a photographic nature and is important enough, there is a new technology out that uses processed wood scrap to make a medium, then it is impregnated with salts that specifically absorb or re-emit certain frequencies of light. You can only store one image per medium, but it has been proven to last atleast 130 years.

Just a thought. Also, it is highly portable, no OS is required and electricity is only required if it is dark out and there is no fire nearby.

saint:
Just don't get it wet...


--- Quote from: protokatie on February 22, 2010, 11:06:42 pm ---...And to actually add NEW ideas to this thread;

If the data you want to protect is of a photographic nature and is important enough, there is a new technology out that uses processed wood scrap to make a medium, then it is impregnated with salts that specifically absorb or re-emit certain frequencies of light. You can only store one image per medium, but it has been proven to last atleast 130 years.

Just a thought. Also, it is highly portable, no OS is required and electricity is only required if it is dark out and there is no fire nearby.

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protokatie:

--- Quote from: saint on February 22, 2010, 11:14:11 pm ---Just don't get it wet...



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Nor get it too close to the fire, but how is this any different from modern media? Submerse an Hdd, and it is likely toast. A CD-r will fair better with water, but heat will kill it. This just goes back to the idea of storing data on a multitude of media (recommended) as opposed to a view of only one medium (not recommended). Besides, paper is really useful, and for many applications, it is durable and long lived. I remember them(c) saying we would be a paper-less society by 2015. Doesn't look like that will happen. The stuff is too useful.

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