Vint Cerf on the lack of longevity of modern media

[jtara92101]

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/vint-cerf-modern-media-is-made-for-forgetting

 

http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2016/10/207755-were-going-backward/fulltext

 

Fascinating thought-starter.

 

Future anthropologists are going to have a difficult time:

 

As we move toward the present, the media of our expression seems to have decreasing longevity. Of course, newer media have not been around as long as the older ones so their longevity has not been demonstrated but I think it is arguable that the more recent media do not have the resilience of stone or baked clay. Modern photographs may not last more than 150–200 years before they fade or disintegrate. Modern books, unless archival paper is used, may not last more than 100 years.

 

[G W]

He is an interesting man. I had several conversations with him when I was at Boardwatch Magazine. The 90's was an interesting time in the Internet's history.

 

Short and to the point.

Best regards,

Gary Funk