3w ago

Are the research projects for long-term storage already deployed?

Some research projects of data storage that can last for thousands or even millions of years. By deployed I mean manufactured

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Thousands is not that difficult. Paper lasts for thousands of years under the right conditions. Millions is a whole different game. That's significantly longer than humanity has existed It's not just about the material, it's also about not losing the ability to read the contents. There are texts less than 5000 years old whoch we cannot read anymore.
- Just make it binary representations of 3D, engraved in stone.
  /j
Yes. It's called a stone tablet.
- iPad 200 BC
There’s nothing that can stick around 1 million years.
The 3rd installment of the 3 body problem touches on this subject.
- nothing that can stick around 1 million years
  Universe: ehem
- Explain
  
  Even things that seem like they won’t ever change don’t last. Erosion, tectonic plate movement, natural decay of atoms.
  Even giant letters written inside of a mountain won’t last.
  Best you can do is create a simple structure that takes intelligence to create with the only purpose being to show that you once existed.
Unless you want to carve large holes in granite, your best shot at the moment is something like the Arctic World Archive.

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