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So I'd like this on medium that's a bit more permanent than paper, but with similar information density per kg, and similar re-creatability without having any of the original tools available. I'd like to store data for say 100 thousand years.
Tyvek, perhaps? I'm not sure how long-term it would stick around, but it wouldn't decay as fast as paper in an unprotected environment.
this has some pretty powerful applications for example for politics or mass dissemination of paper based digital files for the public to quickly consume. Imagine, if students could start posting free textbook pdf files just by handing out a piece of paper which you could scan, or maybe with a phone one day, and instantly receive the file. Why not QR code? QR code needs connectivity while this solution would just requ…
this has some pretty powerful applications for example for politics or mass dissemination of paper based digital files for the public to quickly consume. Imagine, if students could start posting free textbook pdf files just by handing out a piece of paper which you could scan, or maybe with a phone one day, and instantly receive the file. Why not QR code? QR code needs connectivity while this solution would just requ…
Even if a QR code has a maximum size, you could use more than one per page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#Design
I'm sure there are other 2D barcodes that could be used for this application. E.g., Data Matrix (also in the public domain).
So I'd like this on medium that's a bit more permanent than paper, but with similar information density per kg, and similar re-creatability without having any of the original tools available. I'd like to store data for say 100 thousand years.
Tyvek, perhaps? I'm not sure how long-term it would stick around, but it wouldn't decay as fast as paper in an unprotected environment.
I'd be more worried about toner de-lamination than paper deterioration in that case.
this has some pretty powerful applications for example for politics or mass dissemination of paper based digital files for the public to quickly consume. Imagine, if students could start posting free textbook pdf files just by handing out a piece of paper which you could scan, or maybe with a phone one day, and instantly receive the file. Why not QR code? QR code needs connectivity while this solution would just requ…
>for politics or mass dissemination of paper based digital files for the public to quickly consume
> Imagine, if students could start posting free textbook pdf files just by handing out a piece of paper which you could scan, or maybe with a phone one day, and instantly receive the file.
With both of those, how is this more efficient or easier to pass around than a cheap micro sd card, or just emailing a pdf?
So I'd like this on medium that's a bit more permanent than paper, but with similar information density per kg, and similar re-creatability without having any of the original tools available. I'd like to store data for say 100 thousand years.
Archiving data to 35mm motion picture film has been done, including putting the source code to the decoding software on the leader of the film.
