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> Our revolutionary storage drive helps you to retain control of your data while reducing your dependence on third parties and the Internet, where these files c

> Our revolutionary storage drive helps you to retain control of your data while reducing your dependence on third parties and the Internet, where these files can be easily copied or stolen Odd of them to think that an object made of gold won't be stolen at some point in the far future and melted down into whatever shape its new owner deems fit. The cheapest and safest long term data storage is stone tablets. Terrible information density and a logistical nightmare to move around though.

sp332 5y ago
It's only about $25 worth of gold in today's prices. It's not a huge target.
debdut 5y ago
It’s not about efficiency, think how many years a hard drive will last? 3 years. How many years a gold plate will last? thousands of years. Least reactive metal not for a reason lol Plus if there is a ion blast from a nearby supernova, it’ll erase all electronic storage devices on earth https://youtu.be/AaZ_RSt0KP8 https://youtu.be/AaZ_RSt0KP8
- ravel-bar-foo 5y ago
  If there is an ion blast sufficient to wipe all electronic storage devices on earth, won't the associated radiation also be fatal to a large percentage of the population?
  - throwawaytemp27 5y ago
    No. People are more resilient than electronic storage media.
  - valyagolev 5y ago
    even if not, if all the electronics suddenly stopped a sizeable chunk of the population will die immediately or in a bit… i wonder how many safety protocols for objects with huge blast radius are dependent on electronics running continuously
- krisoft 5y ago
  > How many years a gold plate will last? A gold plate lasts until whoever holds it decides to remelt it. Or it gets destroyed in a fire. If you want durability I would recommend sturdy slabs of fired terracotta, preferably stored at a stable lagrange point.
  - kamray23 5y ago
    It isn't a gold plate. It advertises itself as solid gold. It is in fact solid nickel, with 200-400 mg of gold peppered in. It's also at most 6.4 x 12.8 cm plate, which is tiny. If it were solid gold at 19.3 g/cm^3, it would have a thickness of 2.6 µm which is thin compared to your approx. 50 µm human hair. It is not, and therefore it is not solid gold.

sp332 5y ago

It's only about $25 worth of gold in today's prices. It's not a huge target.

debdut 5y ago

It’s not about efficiency, think how many years a hard drive will last? 3 years. How many years a gold plate will last? thousands of years. Least reactive metal not for a reason lol Plus if there is a ion blast from a nearby supernova, it’ll erase all electronic storage devices on earth https://youtu.be/AaZ_RSt0KP8 https://youtu.be/AaZ_RSt0KP8

ravel-bar-foo 5y ago
If there is an ion blast sufficient to wipe all electronic storage devices on earth, won't the associated radiation also be fatal to a large percentage of the population?
- throwawaytemp27 5y ago
  No. People are more resilient than electronic storage media.
- valyagolev 5y ago
  even if not, if all the electronics suddenly stopped a sizeable chunk of the population will die immediately or in a bit… i wonder how many safety protocols for objects with huge blast radius are dependent on electronics running continuously
krisoft 5y ago
> How many years a gold plate will last? A gold plate lasts until whoever holds it decides to remelt it. Or it gets destroyed in a fire. If you want durability I would recommend sturdy slabs of fired terracotta, preferably stored at a stable lagrange point.
- kamray23 5y ago
  It isn't a gold plate. It advertises itself as solid gold. It is in fact solid nickel, with 200-400 mg of gold peppered in. It's also at most 6.4 x 12.8 cm plate, which is tiny. If it were solid gold at 19.3 g/cm^3, it would have a thickness of 2.6 µm which is thin compared to your approx. 50 µm human hair. It is not, and therefore it is not solid gold.