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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by lm28469 on Saturday February 29, 2020 @08:34AM (#22450433)
You have to come to term with the fact that 99.99% of (your/all) medias are useless in the grand scheme of things.

Imagine having to take care of the backup of your ancestors data on 10 generations, that'd be ridiculous.

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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by WalterBright on Saturday February 29, 2020 @03:05PM (#22452700)
Well, sure. But I have ancestors who go back in the US before the American Revolution, but all I know about them is a name and a date or two. I'm curious about more.

You also don't really know what future people might find interesting. Archaeologists like to sift through ancient trash dumps :-)

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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by nitrogen on Saturday February 29, 2020 @12:46PM (#22451831)
Imagine having to take care of the backup of your ancestors data on 10 generations, that'd be ridiculous.

I had an idea about this but realized it would be far more useful for more sinister purposes and stopped.

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