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Preserving Data
Congratulations on one of the best articles I've seen on the digital black hole we're all keyboarding into ("Data Extinction," TR October 2002). There are no silver bullets for this problem-not even encapsulation or the universal virtual computer. But there is hope if realization of the seriousness of the issue is matched with a couple decades of bearing down on the problem.
Stewart Brand
San Francisco, CA
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