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minus-squarenossaquesapaolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoThat if Wikipedia survives 1500 years. Digital media tends to be much more fragile than traditional ones in that aspect. Well, that if we survive 1500 years, but I’ll let that for another discussion.
minus-squaregens@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoFun fact: you can download the whole wikipedia and use it offline.
minus-squarenossaquesapaolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoBut how long will your storage media last? Will the technology required to read it still be available in 1500 years?
That if Wikipedia survives 1500 years. Digital media tends to be much more fragile than traditional ones in that aspect.
Well, that if we survive 1500 years, but I’ll let that for another discussion.
Fun fact: you can download the whole wikipedia and use it offline.
But how long will your storage media last? Will the technology required to read it still be available in 1500 years?