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…but the reading device (not a microscope but some unrecognizable tech) did not survive.
by TedDoesntTalk 3y ago
…but the reading device (not a microscope but some unrecognizable tech) did not survive.
- shiroiuma 3y agoAny decently-designed library like this is going to have some type of easily-read instruction sheet that shows how the bulk of the data is encoded and how to read it, perhaps with plans for a device to do so.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoYes but it is very possible such a README does not survive, is lost, or separated from the library.
- krisoft 3y ago> not a microscope but some unrecognizable tech But that is the beauty of a microscope. It is not some “unrecognizable tech”. Seeing tiny things in detail is a basic skill many new civilisations can re-discover on their own. It doesn’t matter if it is our human descendants, smart octopuses or the silurians. They will be interested in seeing tiny things and thus they will construct their equivalent of microscopes. The important thing is sign-posting. How will they know where to look?
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agoWhy would octopuses be interested in seeing tiny things?
- Thorrez 3y agoIf they develop a civilization, they'll want to develop technology that requires tiny parts (e.g. computers).