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It is really cool to see people go to such great lengths to recover lost software projects. I wonder about what other interesting failed products from this tim
by bredren 6y ago
It is really cool to see people go to such great lengths to recover lost software projects.
I wonder about what other interesting failed products from this time will later be found important enough to attempt to piece together and display to people in the future.
Perhaps an app that was prescient in its intent or the career of one of their makers seen as remarkable in some way that their digital detritus is dug up and placed under glass.
- mr-ron 6y agoAt a glance there are a number of Daydream apps that are removed and unavailable anywhere right now. Likewise mobile games that get pulled for whatever reason.
- userbinator 6y agoWith all the security paranoia these days, the future of "digital archaeology" seems pretty bleak. Even if you do manage to find the storage media, it's likely to have been encrypted with an algorithm that remains unbroken.
- bredren 6y agoPerhaps, but it also may be cracking the password is a trivial endeavor.