20 Jan
1999
20 Jan
'99
1:14 p.m.
At 12:34 AM 1/18/99 +0000, you wrote:
What harm is gravity going to do, unless the machine
falls off a shelf or
something?
I read once that all solids are actually just very slow moving liquids.
Apparently the floor of Ft. Knox (where a lot of gold is supposedly stored)
has a tiny but significant amount of gold in it that has seeped in from the
bars sitting on it.
I would think that 100 years could be long enough for the drive platters to
warp slightly (but enough!) or whatever else.
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