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· Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 01:20:18 "If you are using anything digital that is stored on physical media ... even if you "own" it, it's a rental." Like, for one example, the digi pictures I myself took, kids, vacation, the usual stuff - and store on various physical hard drives - in what sense do I rent them? From whom? Is there any storage that doesn't use some physical medium at the end of the day, for that matter? |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 02:20:42 |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:03:59 Archiving digital media is a different proces than for analog. Multiple copies, test and/or copy regularily on new media. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:35:02 Yes, digital is more work and much less convenient. For a telling example, compare the straightforward analog process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_splitting with the cumbersome copying of a digital artifact from one storage technology falling into disuse to its successor. Also, sharing and duplication of memorabilia to give it to different branches of family is so much easier with physical, e.g., pictures, than with their digital equivalents. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:38:01 Either I don't understand you or you didn't understand me. This sounds like snarky sarcasm when I basically agreed with you. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:41:49 It was intended to be sarcasm, and I was reacting to the "digital is more work". The rest we agree, yes. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:52:19 Ah, ok. My thought was that you can put analog media in a box for 30-50 years and it will be somewhat usable (I'm in the process of scanning my childhood photos at the moment...) while reading files after 50 years requires usually more effort. If one really intents to store media for much longer (or without degradation), analog can get arbitrarily complex, of course. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.02.2025 12:39:42 Was given a 50 year old analog picture the other day. The owner was about to trash it, as she did with many others same age, as the colors had faded unfavorably. |
