Re: the passing of a champion

On 9 juil, 00:47, Gene Wirchenko <ge..._at_ocis.net> wrote:
> Ed Prochak <edproc..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Jul 4, 10:23 pm, Frank Hamersley <terabitemigh..._at_bigpond.com>
> >wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >> That said, given we do have better repositories than (say) the scrolls
> >> in Carthage, I feel we should be obliged to resist the disorder
> >> described by Erik.
>
>      Given?  I do not think so.
>
> >Do we have better repositories? When our electronics based
> >civilization falls, will the next be able to "read our texts"?
>
>      The answer may well be NO!  See
>          http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/25.44.html#subj7.1
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>
> Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
>      I have preferences.
>      You have biases.
>      He/She has prejudices.
He he he
Given the fact that some of Carthage archives survived many centuries, only arrogance could one claim the same thing will happen today's data bags. Received on Sat Jul 11 2009 - 17:20:59 CEST