23 Sep
2004
23 Sep
'04
5:02 a.m.
At 10:27 AM 9/23/2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
You're a real saddist, you know that?
Yes, he's quite sad. :-)
If you want to create historical challenges for future
generations, take a
pair of your finest underwear, a banana peel, some pencil shavings, a
McDonald's Happy Meal prize, a couple books of any random topics, a few
coins, a drill bit, three sticks of gum, and a toothbrush, put them in a
lead box, and bury them six feet deep in your backyard.
It's hard enough (and quite entertaining) to try to understand
a contemporary culture unfamiliar to your own even when you're in
it, walking around... that's why we like to travel.
Pounds? Quid? This ain't lemonade!
A tremendous amount of historical culture has been lost because it
was made of wood, fiber, leather or bamboo. How much will be lost
because it was "saved" on a cheapo CD-R?
- John