Comments on: On Permanence (of content) http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79750 Alan Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79750 How about cuneiform tablets? Ancient Egyptian content holds up pretty well... How about cuneiform tablets? Ancient Egyptian content holds up pretty well…

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79751 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79751 That would work. Or hieroglyphics carved into 1-ton blocks of stone. Perhaps we need to work on a laser powered rock etcher, that connects to a computer and shows up in Print Center as just another printer... Print your latest manuscript on Learning Objects, and have it preserved for the ages. Until it gets carved up to form the foundation of some post-apocalyptic city hall or something... That would work. Or hieroglyphics carved into 1-ton blocks of stone.

Perhaps we need to work on a laser powered rock etcher, that connects to a computer and shows up in Print Center as just another printer…

Print your latest manuscript on Learning Objects, and have it preserved for the ages. Until it gets carved up to form the foundation of some post-apocalyptic city hall or something…

]]> By: Paul Pival http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79752 Paul Pival Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79752 D'Arcy Norman, Librarian/Archivist at heart! I knew there was another reason you give me a good vibe ;-) I know what you're saying about this online stuff, but have you considered traditional print for some of your best ideas? Was just the other day I was wondering if you'd published anything in the traditional model, and after a sketchy lit search, aside from some conference proceedings it would seem to be no. Sure, traditional print may not prove to be permanent either, but aside from the tablets, it's got a fairly decent track record... D’Arcy Norman, Librarian/Archivist at heart! I knew there was another reason you give me a good vibe ;-) I know what you’re saying about this online stuff, but have you considered traditional print for some of your best ideas? Was just the other day I was wondering if you’d published anything in the traditional model, and after a sketchy lit search, aside from some conference proceedings it would seem to be no. Sure, traditional print may not prove to be permanent either, but aside from the tablets, it’s got a fairly decent track record…

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79753 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79753 Yeah. I suppose the problem with Print is that the bar is intentionally set so much higher. Any schmoe can publish to the internet, but you have to go through all kinds of bureaucracy to get into a Journal... Hm. Maybe that's a solution? Take the top n% of the internet, and publish it in a journal? Yeah. I suppose the problem with Print is that the bar is intentionally set so much higher. Any schmoe can publish to the internet, but you have to go through all kinds of bureaucracy to get into a Journal…

Hm. Maybe that’s a solution? Take the top n% of the internet, and publish it in a journal?

]]> By: Paul http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79754 Paul Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79754 D'Arcy, have you had a chance to listen to the IT Conversations with Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive? Just finished listening myself, and he speaks to a lot of what you're concerned about here. http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail400.html (Universal Access to All Knowledge) D’Arcy, have you had a chance to listen to the IT Conversations with Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive? Just finished listening myself, and he speaks to a lot of what you’re concerned about here.
http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail400.html (Universal Access to All Knowledge)

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/03/29/on-permanence-of-content/#comment-79755 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 458516788#comment-79755 Yeah. I'd listened to it (and subscribed to OurMedia.org the day it went live). It still doesn't address permanence though - you're just trusting another group to keep it live. An earthquake or fire or EMP or whatever would still wipe that out. It's waaay too big to have offsite backups, but does offer periodically updated mirroring at 2 other locations. No guarantee that your files will be in all 3 locations, though. Yeah. I’d listened to it (and subscribed to OurMedia.org the day it went live). It still doesn’t address permanence though – you’re just trusting another group to keep it live. An earthquake or fire or EMP or whatever would still wipe that out. It’s waaay too big to have offsite backups, but does offer periodically updated mirroring at 2 other locations. No guarantee that your files will be in all 3 locations, though.

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