Ask HN: How can we make the world's code discoverable in 10K years?

Re:Ask HN: How can we make the world's code discoverable in ... by airframeng on Monday August 17, 2015 @11:20AM (#10073562)

Same way we have records from 10K years ago, by keeping hard copies.

Pull the plug and all e-records become inaccessible.

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Re:Ask HN: How can we make the world's code discoverable in ... by 1arity on Monday August 17, 2015 @11:26AM (#10073607)

Yeah, but hard copies on what? Discs, paper, what's the medium with the 10K year time horizon ?

Wait, I got it. Stone Tablets. Just have to get a Google project off the ground to inscribe all the worlds code in slate.

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Re:Ask HN: How can we make the world's code discoverable in ... by imauld on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @09:05AM (#10085124)

Considering all the bits and pieces of plastic we have manufactured will be around on this planet until well after we are gone I would take a guess at saying plastic film would be best.

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Re:Ask HN: How can we make the world's code discoverable in ... by onedev on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @02:45AM (#10077860)

We can call it Project Alphabet.

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