Fragile Bits

Sep 24, 2008 21:53



I am sure like my family yours too has black and white, perhaps sepia toned photographs of people from another time. These might have switched hands a couple of times down the decades and their original keepers are long gone.

I have been wondering about the contrast of this with the longevity of mementos from the life of a digital native: digital ( Read more... )

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smriti September 25 2008, 14:32:45 UTC
Cloud computing! Identity management! Family album websites! Go! Go! Go!

I love browsing through old albums, and I've often marveled at the fact that two generations from now, there probably won't be ANY hard copy albums. When this first hit me, I went out and got a few digital prints from Walgreens :D On the other hand, you *have* to agree that lugging albums around when you move countries is a royal pain.

And what do you think will happen to good ol' paper books? *shudder*

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oldpondfrog September 29 2008, 04:01:04 UTC
Turns out I don't sign into LJ that often so missed the big news on your blog! Heartiest congratulations!!

Back to the post, despite your optimism I wonder if anybody has a practical solution to the problem of preserving bits across multiple generations.

>>Lugging around albums is a pain
Agreed but not my kind of baggage. I have grand total of 3 snaps in my place :)

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