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minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish0•16 hours agoRight up until an EMP wipes out all our data. I still maintain that we should be storing all our data on vinyl, doing it physically is the only guarantee.
minus-square@patatahooliganlinkEnglish7•15 hours agoMicrosoft has project Silica where they store data in glass. Being electromagnetic field-proof is one of the stated goals.
minus-square@AnUnusualReliclinkEnglish4•14 hours agoThat’s a WORM medium though, so really purely for storage. Which is still extremely useful of course.
Right up until an EMP wipes out all our data. I still maintain that we should be storing all our data on vinyl, doing it physically is the only guarantee.
Microsoft has project Silica where they store data in glass. Being electromagnetic field-proof is one of the stated goals.
That’s a WORM medium though, so really purely for storage. Which is still extremely useful of course.