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http://archive.org http://archive.org ?

ricree 18y ago
Yes, I was surprised that it got no mention in the article. Still, it isn't a great idea to rely too much on any one source for all of this information. I do think that there is a very real problem caused by the lack of hard copies for most of our data. A lot of what we know about history comes to us in the form of written records, especially things such as letters or private journals. Computer communication works great at the time of use, but I do think that the general public needs to be more aware of the need to create permanent hard copies of anything that they might want to be saved for the future.
- twopoint718 18y ago
  Couldn't agree more. I think there are some fascinating areas for research here. I was able to find this: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/rothenberg/research.html http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/rothenberg/research.html which is talking about how we can preserve digital documents for the future by creating a well-specified emulator of current software. But short of dumping data to a machine-readable but paper-based (or microfilm) format, I don't think there are any really long-lasting options out there.
pj 18y ago
All I did was scan the article for a mention of archive.org and there was none and I was once again reminded of how these big media outlets get technology soooo wrong... This will continue to happen. As technology continues to "grow" exponentially, finding journalists/bloggers who can keep up with it will be increasingly more difficult. I wonder if we can measure the approach of The Singularity with it. If we define The Singularity as the milestone when technology progresses itself faster than humans can improve it, then the world must get more confused about technology as we approach that milestone.
- zandorg 18y ago
  Give more programmers/developers their own tech columns. They're the best people to know the cutting edge.

Yes, I was surprised that it got no mention in the article. Still, it isn't a great idea to rely too much on any one source for all of this information. I do think that there is a very real problem caused by the lack of hard copies for most of our data. A lot of what we know about history comes to us in the form of written records, especially things such as letters or private journals. Computer communication works great at the time of use, but I do think that the general public needs to be more aware of the need to create permanent hard copies of anything that they might want to be saved for the future.

twopoint718 18y ago
Couldn't agree more. I think there are some fascinating areas for research here. I was able to find this: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/rothenberg/research.html http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/rothenberg/research.html which is talking about how we can preserve digital documents for the future by creating a well-specified emulator of current software. But short of dumping data to a machine-readable but paper-based (or microfilm) format, I don't think there are any really long-lasting options out there.

pj 18y ago

All I did was scan the article for a mention of archive.org and there was none and I was once again reminded of how these big media outlets get technology soooo wrong... This will continue to happen. As technology continues to "grow" exponentially, finding journalists/bloggers who can keep up with it will be increasingly more difficult. I wonder if we can measure the approach of The Singularity with it. If we define The Singularity as the milestone when technology progresses itself faster than humans can improve it, then the world must get more confused about technology as we approach that milestone.

zandorg 18y ago
Give more programmers/developers their own tech columns. They're the best people to know the cutting edge.