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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years (unlocked.microsoft.com)
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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could see applications for home use. Media backup comes to mind.

[–] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

My great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson is really gonna love this 36K remaster of Shrek. I know I would

[–] tpfm 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great who?

[–] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe 9 points 1 year ago

All that time copying greats, no time deciding on WHO. My future progeny are doomed

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Haha maybe they will. I was thinking more like family photos.

[–] samus12345 3 points 1 year ago

That's roughly 1,500 years of descendants. Well past even Futurama's time!