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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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Otakulad@lemmy.world
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True, but being very easy to make would hopefully keep costs down, allowing you to have multiple plates.

Also, this may not be for home use but companies that need to store data for years.

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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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I could see applications for home use. Media backup comes to mind.

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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?

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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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Haha maybe they will. I was thinking more like family photos.

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samus12345@lemmy.world
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That’s roughly 1,500 years of descendants. Well past even Futurama’s time!

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