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I'm always amazed that people actually think "online/digital is forever". I NEVER has been and never will be. And as we each "create" more data, the life span

I'm always amazed that people actually think "online/digital is forever". I NEVER has been and never will be. And as we each "create" more data, the life span will decrease as fast. Even websites can't be assumed to remain at the other end of the bookmark you keep. You MUST download it if you really want an archive you can count on. If you aren't buying a new mass storage device EVERY year and moving anything older than 3 years to the new storage, you are taking a risk. This is why I still buy physical books rather than Kindle et al. This is why I convert personal documents and momentos like photos to paper, et al. if it actually matters. I still have photos of my ancestors from the 1900s-1920s only because they are on paper. And I've worked on most of the advanced technologies in use today over the last few decades - high priest level contact. But the truth you learn if you learn anything is: you should not put technology first in your life! It's a tool but not even the best tool.

WalterBright 5y ago
> only because they are on paper One side of my family lost the photos from a leak in the roof. The other side lost the photos because the house was destroyed. (The handful left were ones that were copies given to friends and relatives.) Paper rots and burns.
ReactiveJelly 5y ago
Online is forever when you want something gone, and ephemeral when you want it preserved. Kinda like how conceiving a child is hard if you want one and easy if you don't.
a1369209993 5y ago
Online/digital is forever if, and only if, it is disadvantageous to you for that particular thing to be forever.
exikyut 5y ago
> I've worked on most of the advanced technologies in use today over the last few decades The "war stories for hours" is very strong with this statement, I feel. I figure that a lot of them can sadly never be told :( but I'd like to firmly +1 the idea of considering what can be shared. Sign me up :P

WalterBright 5y ago

> only because they are on paper One side of my family lost the photos from a leak in the roof. The other side lost the photos because the house was destroyed. (The handful left were ones that were copies given to friends and relatives.) Paper rots and burns.

ReactiveJelly 5y ago

Online is forever when you want something gone, and ephemeral when you want it preserved. Kinda like how conceiving a child is hard if you want one and easy if you don't.

a1369209993 5y ago

Online/digital is forever if, and only if, it is disadvantageous to you for that particular thing to be forever.

exikyut 5y ago

> I've worked on most of the advanced technologies in use today over the last few decades The "war stories for hours" is very strong with this statement, I feel. I figure that a lot of them can sadly never be told :( but I'd like to firmly +1 the idea of considering what can be shared. Sign me up :P