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Unless that device breaks? What hardware that we have today will still work in 100 years? Books you can make it happen. Phones are broke within 10. Desktops wi

Unless that device breaks? What hardware that we have today will still work in 100 years? Books you can make it happen. Phones are broke within 10. Desktops within 20.

kitsunesoba 8y ago
We’re perfectly capable of building electronics that can run for many tens of years without issue… it’s just that such things don’t get built because that’s not profitable for manufacturers. If an organization like NASA puts in an order for computers or handheld devices specifically designed to not break for long stretches of time, it wouldn’t be a problem to fulfill said order.
- samstave 8y ago
  This is why I have such little respect for billionaires who leave no long-lasting meaningful impact at all. Gates/Musk may be the only ones who appear to desire to have a many-generational-positive impact on Humanity. Every one else are just egos. Unless I am not aware of some of the greater things that ilk is doing?
  - rapind 8y ago
    Bezos wants to turn space technologies into commodities with the hope it will transform (create) the industry.
  - adlpz 8y ago
    What are _you_ doing to leave a long-lasting meaningful impact? Billionaires are people too, just with more money. Having money doesn't make you "just ego".
  - marnett 8y ago
    You mention billionaires and then list off new money entrepreneurs. Don’t conflate the two. There are jobless people born into billion dollar family dynasties that do absolutely nothing for humanity. They hide and live out their lives entirely for them.
darkerside 8y ago
The technology is not the phone. The phone is essentially the dumb terminal.
mhh__ 8y ago
ASCII on Punched tape, easy. Standard format, readable at whatever rate you like
- anticensor 8y ago
  UTF-8 on vinyl record, with square dot pitch, readable as fast as possible.
telesilla 8y ago
We can send a new one over long-distance internet (to travel alongside the ship, if it's going light-speed).

Unless that device breaks? What hardware that we have today will still work in 100 years? Books you can make it happen. Phones are broke within 10. Desktops within 20.

kitsunesoba 8y ago

We’re perfectly capable of building electronics that can run for many tens of years without issue… it’s just that such things don’t get built because that’s not profitable for manufacturers. If an organization like NASA puts in an order for computers or handheld devices specifically designed to not break for long stretches of time, it wouldn’t be a problem to fulfill said order.

samstave 8y ago
This is why I have such little respect for billionaires who leave no long-lasting meaningful impact at all. Gates/Musk may be the only ones who appear to desire to have a many-generational-positive impact on Humanity. Every one else are just egos. Unless I am not aware of some of the greater things that ilk is doing?
- rapind 8y ago
  Bezos wants to turn space technologies into commodities with the hope it will transform (create) the industry.
- adlpz 8y ago
  What are _you_ doing to leave a long-lasting meaningful impact? Billionaires are people too, just with more money. Having money doesn't make you "just ego".
- marnett 8y ago
  You mention billionaires and then list off new money entrepreneurs. Don’t conflate the two. There are jobless people born into billion dollar family dynasties that do absolutely nothing for humanity. They hide and live out their lives entirely for them.

darkerside 8y ago

The technology is not the phone. The phone is essentially the dumb terminal.

mhh__ 8y ago

ASCII on Punched tape, easy. Standard format, readable at whatever rate you like

anticensor 8y ago
UTF-8 on vinyl record, with square dot pitch, readable as fast as possible.

telesilla 8y ago

We can send a new one over long-distance internet (to travel alongside the ship, if it's going light-speed).