11 Aug
2004
11 Aug
'04
11:23 a.m.
I read that, and I understand the concerns expressed.
But a
first step is
to actually develop a universally recognized format to
archive the data
from various media into. The hard part is coming up with either a
technology that can last millenia, or a system that is
foolproof and will
make sure the archive data is propagated throughout generations.
There someone suggesting that the Aliens SETI is looking
for might well have stored there messages right under our
noses - or rather in them, right in the DNA.
Pretty low bandwidth propogation mechanism, but I guess
if we design a small creature with lots of junk DNA we
can store stuff in ... Of course, we'd need a pretty
powerful ECC to be able to retrieve the data in a
few thousand years!
Antonio
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Antonio Carlini arcarlini(a)iee.org