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Stick a computer on the moon, put a mirror of the Web on it, and let it serve queries over shortwave radio. Then all a fallen civilisation has to do is re-disco
by zandorg 15y ago
Stick a computer on the moon, put a mirror of the Web on it, and let it serve queries over shortwave radio. Then all a fallen civilisation has to do is re-discover radio, to get access to the world's knowledge.
- mtinkerhess 15y agoAnd reverse engineer TCP/IP, HTTP, unicode, etc.? Maybe we should come up with a simpler one-way protocol and just broadcast the whole thing continuously, on loop.
- pjscott 15y agoHow would you power it? How would you protect it from the cycles of heating and cooling every lunar day? How would you protect the circuits from long-term damage, like electromigration?
- nazgulnarsil 15y agothe monolith comment was more spot on than you think. see fullerenes: http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2011/08/fullerenes-are-long-lasting/ http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2011/08/fulle...
- arethuza 15y agoI suggest we make it a large black monolith and bury it.
- wcarss 15y agoHopefully someone actually does this.