cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36672698
Source: https://xkcd.com/1683/
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2025
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We have stone tablets from back when humans invebted written language. I vote we back up critical data using this method.
You mean we should consider recording information on silicon?
Yeah, though it has that issue with data density. The denser the data, the more likely it will become degraded from erosion or chipping.
Also if there's a discontinuity between our civilization and a future one, the denser the data, the less likely any future civilization would discover it's there, even if it still has enough integrity to be read.