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ah, thanks for catching the typo, it was getting late for me, I should have pulled up a link or something because I haven't worked with these discs in a decade
by kevindamm 2y ago
ah, thanks for catching the typo, it was getting late for me, I should have pulled up a link or something because I haven't worked with these discs in a decade or so..
yeah those are the ones I'm referring to -- if you're archiving something like family history or data that needs to be good for centuries (without having to re-copy and juggle), those are a better choice than just about anything else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC
- tom_wilde 2y agoWhat beats M-Disc? Genuinely curious just having bought one.
- kevindamm 2y agoNothing comes to mind that you can interface with a computer, but when I wrote the phrase I was thinking of projects on the scale of Long Now [0], requiring physical etching on materials and very careful storage. Alternatively, tell people that they can't store something and you're likely to find it robustly mirrored by many. [0] https://longnow.org/ideas/very-long-term-backup/ https://longnow.org/ideas/very-long-term-backup/
- tom_wilde 2y agoWell that was a fascinating diversion. This is bonkers! https://norsam.com/products/buddhist-nano-film/ https://norsam.com/products/buddhist-nano-film/