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Data Saved In Quartz Glass Might Last 300 Million Years
Scientific American ^
| 1/6/13
| Timothy Hornyak
Posted on 01/06/2013 9:04:59 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
Human race won’t be around in 2 million years.
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posted on
01/07/2013 1:22:56 AM PST
by
Morris70
To: Morris70
Hard to say that for certain, but that’s the way to bet.
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posted on
01/07/2013 3:45:15 AM PST
by
null and void
(The world is full of Maple Streets.)
To: Tzar
Perhaps a diamond could last even longer. Enough heat and diamond turns into a lump of graphite.
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posted on
01/07/2013 5:11:42 AM PST
by
CPOSharky
(zero slogan: Expect less, pay more. (apologies to Target))
To: LibWhacker
Hitachi recently announced that it has developed a medium that can outlast not only this old-school format but also CDs, DVDs, hard drives and MP3s.Um...what? Since when are MP3s a storage medium?
To: Morris70
Human race wont be around in 2 million years.
And ants will still be ants, with no interest whatsoever in DVD's.......
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posted on
01/07/2013 5:20:25 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Jab her with a harpoon.....)
To: Revolting cat!
They'll be watching the Honeymooners in 300 million years! Yes, but since we have the best congress money can buy, it will still be under copyright!
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posted on
01/07/2013 6:38:11 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: Future Snake Eater
Um...what? Since when are MP3s a storage medium? More like a specification for how data is ordered.
As a means for explaining data sizes to people, it is a useful construct.
I used to use the Bible. The KJV in ASCII is about 5 meg. Take the total size and divide by 5M, and people could actually comprehend approximately how much space that actually is. Works about the same for mp3s. I think most companies estimate about 5M per mp3 when they say a player will hold "10,000 songs" or some such.
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posted on
01/07/2013 6:48:44 AM PST
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zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
To: zeugma
I agree with you as using it for a relatable measuring stick, but they listed it with actual storage mediums. The author can’t NOT know what an MP3 is, right?
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
01/07/2013 10:51:42 AM PST
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Hotlanta Mike
("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
To: Revolting cat!
To: mylife
To: Hotlanta Mike
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posted on
01/07/2013 11:16:37 AM PST
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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01/07/2013 12:22:59 PM PST
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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01/07/2013 12:38:49 PM PST
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
01/07/2013 1:11:20 PM PST
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Sawdring
To: Sawdring
LOL!
It must be saved.....beats the rappers with what ever they do.
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01/07/2013 3:01:15 PM PST
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
To: blam
"I contributed to the making of chips that are about to leave the solar system on the Voyager space craft."
They are still years behind I Love Lucy broadcasts and falling behind daily.
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01/07/2013 3:07:32 PM PST
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Paladin2
To: Paladin2
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01/07/2013 3:22:29 PM PST
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blam
To: Tijeras_Slim
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01/07/2013 4:54:57 PM PST
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mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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