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As far as I can tell, the compact disc has never lost its usefulness in our technological society.
They're EMP proof and can last up to 200 years, read about it here...
https://www.quora.com/How-long-do-DVDs-last
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support...s/00009195
https://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/how-l...d-last.htm
I don't think this method of safe long-term storage in the digital age is going to be easily replaced.
The EMP proof aspect is absolutely indispensable...
I don't see them making a better method of storage that is EMP resistant.
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And of course you know I gotta take it woo-woo...
I think the reason why nothing better/safer than the compact disc has been invented is because "we" didn't come up with it in the first place.
They probably reverse-engineered it from the Roswell crash...
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I like to rub Mylar on my nether regions its so smooth and silky and makes me all hornay
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CD, DVD, BluRay, et al are derived from LaserDisc technology.
Unfortunately, some LaserDisc pressings from a particular plant in Indiana were made with a defective binder, which caused a chemical reaction commonly referred to as "laser rot," resulting in severe loss (and eventual total loss) of information.
Phun Phacts about LEDs and Laser Diodes
Why were there only red LEDs up until the 1980s?
Why were green and amber LEDs introduced over a decade after red ones?
Why did blue LEDs and BluRay not appear until the 1990s?
A lot of people assume an LED is a white light with a colored plastic lens over it.
Not true. An LED or laser diode emits the exact color of light observed. The color depends on the size of a tiny resonant cavity in the semiconductor device. Red devices appeared first because the longer wavelength of red light could be emitted by a relatively large cavity. Other colors appeared as a result of the same miniaturization process that enables putting more and more transistors on a chip.
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The golden records on the Voyager space probes are expected to last a billion years.
https://www.businessinsider.com/voyager-...ie-2018-08
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05-06-2022, 01:31 AM
I was thinking of them at some point while pondering this subject.
