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And even that's assuming whatever the storage medium was for the keys survives that long. If you were going to store a series of words for up to centuries with
by smeej 3y ago
And even that's assuming whatever the storage medium was for the keys survives that long.
If you were going to store a series of words for up to centuries without being able to check the backup, and without being able to make any changes to protect it, what would you use?
- digging 3y agoA couple centuries isn't a terribly long time to preserve something if it's kept in an enclosure in a dry environment. It could be wood. I'm certain it wouldn't be, though.
- bcjordan 3y agointeresting Q of the schelling point for such a scenario. maybe blockchain / stenography in wikipedia / his original paper/post / usenet if he kicked off a treasure hunt puzzle through some time-released clue in the future he'd basically be Ready Player One's James Halliday :D