"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
>
> Mike Lorrey wrote:
> > Film, floppy disks, data tapes, etc are all data storage formats that
> > need to be outmoded.
>
> Gee, Mike, take the long view: don't seed and biological samples need to be outmoded?
>
Well, yes, at least mailing them does. Instead, invest in one of Robert
Bradbury's kitchen Mr. Genome sequencer to produce your own seeds and
other biosamples from downloaded files.
> Digital cameras selling for less than $50,000 all create artifacts that
> my Canon EOS with ASA 100 Ektachrome slide film never does. Duplicate or
> exceed its performance and we have a deal.
What the film can do is irrelevant to your eye's ability to discern.
Gigapixel resolution is indistinguishable from Kodak for all practical
purposes.
>
> And tell me how to apply Iron Mountain's physical security model of
> utter data blindness to anything transmitted over the internet. Even
> quantum computers don't appear to be able to do remote viewing of magnetic
> domains.
Of course, walking around with that 14" diameter tape reel under your
jacket leaves absolutely no imprint discernable by a KH-11 et al.
Whoooeee, a whole 9600 bytes per inch of tape. SMMMMokin'!!!!
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