@Gargron 20 years ago "born digital" was a big deal, especially in library science and archives. There is nothing happening now that wasn't anticipated then.
We saw the train coming, and let it roll right over us.
Update on the #cyberpunk#archive I backed up yesterday: I whipped up a quick Perl CGI script (my first time using CGI scripts, or Perl, ever, so it was an interesting experience lmao) to add a search function to the entire archive! You can play around with it here: https://cyberpunk.neonvagabond.xyz/search.html
Two rows of doors stretch before me. Each bears a date: on the left, the past; on the right, the future. The door handles on the left are covered in frost; on the right, red hot.
Behind my back, today is lukewarm. I don’t want today, but how far do I dare to wander?
It's a great tool to download videos from website (incl. but not limited to youtube.com), and it benefits from updates because websites change their format. If it's dead, that's a shame...
Is there any digital data storage hardware and associated encoding that has an intended archival life of at least 1000 years without electricity?
I know it's an old question, but given that paper or palm leaf manuscripts last that long, is there any standard out there which would support civilizational timescales?
No bonus points for guessing why I'm wondering about this.
Just another thing. I am a big #activist for #privacy. I only use #opensource and #privacy respecting #apps. I use a Swiss email and #vpn and random usernames on every single site I use.
But I know and understand that what I say here is public. Nothing can stop anyone from indexing this post. Whether it is by the #web#archive or an actual search engine.
If you don't want something you said to be public, use #signal and tell the person directly.