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George's thread on video storage had me thinking...
We have old letters and photographs that we keep around for generations in families. Paper lasts. Given the propensity of younger folks to do everything digital, will families in 100 years be able to look at pictures of their great-great grandparents or read anything about their ancestor's lives?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
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George's thread on video storage had me thinking...
We have old letters and photographs that we keep around for generations in families. Paper lasts. Given the propensity of younger folks to do everything digital, will families in 100 years be able to look at pictures of their great-great grandparents or read anything about their ancestor's lives?
@Jolly indeed.
Paper is still the most durable. Looking at the adventures I had getting old videos (HI-8 tapes) digitized, I'm confident that, in 30 years, they will be unreadable.
Makes you wonder about government archives. When the EMP hits, will all that be gone?
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George's thread on video storage had me thinking...
We have old letters and photographs that we keep around for generations in families. Paper lasts. Given the propensity of younger folks to do everything digital, will families in 100 years be able to look at pictures of their great-great grandparents or read anything about their ancestor's lives?
George's thread on video storage had me thinking...
We have old letters and photographs that we keep around for generations in families. Paper lasts. Given the propensity of younger folks to do everything digital, will families in 100 years be able to look at pictures of their great-great grandparents or read anything about their ancestor's lives?
Historiography. It's important.
That's why I print my photos.
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Somewhat related, I was born in the early 80s and I have little flashes of memories here and there, often triggered by a photograph. Eventually we had some family videos in the 90s. Anyway... now, my kids will grow up and be able to watch their childhood in 4K video. I'm not sure if that improves or detracts from the ability to reminisce about one's childhood.
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A lot of live storytelling is being preserved. My FIL's experiences in the Korean War, along with many, many of his fellow veterans, are preserved in the Library of Congress Veterans' History Project.
