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		MisterTea on Sept 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Human genome stored on 'everlasting' memory crysta... Not holding my breath but I'll take one of these 5D memory crystals in 5¼ drive bay form factor thank you. Imagine a 100TB disc for a few bucks. Hell, I'd settle for 1TB.

perryizgr8 on Sept 19, 2024 [–]

You can get 1tb SD cards for a few bucks today.

MisterTea on Sept 20, 2024 | [–]

Will they retain my data for billions of years reliably? How about reliably for 10 years? Answer is "No."

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