OT: 1000 year DVD storage

On 19/03/13 20:54, Chuck Guzis wrote: I don't own any. Just by looking at it, it quickly seems like a scam. They mention no actual technology used and they seem to go for the Apple style marketing (pretty pictures and different buzzwords recycled all over). Wikipedia has a brief article on it at [1] but again, no specifics. While it might last longer than a DVD, the way it's marketed and lack of actual technical articles makes me very sceptical to the legitimacy of their claims. Anyone can make a claim that their product will last 1000 years (which also happens to be forever!) without providing a technical proof. As long as it lasts for the few years the company is around for, no one can make a counter-claim. If it's as versatile as a DVD (not very) while fulfilling the claims its making, it would probably be a lot more popular to begin with, not to mention that we probably won't be messing around with DVDs in a few years anyway. Except for classiccmp of 2030 where everyone will be looking for that rare DVD they need ;) [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenniata -- Mateusz K.