17 Oct
2010
17 Oct
'10
5:22 p.m.
The argument of "But there's so much
available information now" doesn't mean
much when access the most comprehensive library of the ancient world
(Alexandria) evaporated left most people thinking the world is flat for a
millennium.
Back then, information just was not viewed as very important at all.
Comparing how people thought back then to how we think now just does
not work well - so much to our very cores is different.
If people can't access the info, it doesn't do
much good - who's
going to have a working DVD-ROM 1000+ years from now?
In 1000+ years, our tools will have advanced to the point that we
could just ask Machine X to scan the mystery disk in our hand and
figure out what it is. We will have analytical sensors that will look
at every atom of the DVD, and nearly infinite computing power (and AI
that will make us seem as smart as a toadstool) to figure out the
format. Unless the Jihad comes early.
More reason to make sure that whomever gets your
(speaking collectively)
collection actually knows what to do with it, which I'm pretty sure in ARD's
case he's stated that's covered. Mine... not so much. At least not yet. But.
I still have stuff to give away, but that's another episode.
One is not covered unless there is legal paper to back it up.
--
Will