Collaborate Disseminate
It seems like only yesterday we covered a project using QR codes to archive data on paper (OK, it was last Thursday), so here’s another way to do it, this …read more Continue reading Archiving Data On Paper Using 2D Images
Imagine being an explorer, cracking open a 10,000-year-old tomb, uncovering a priceless ancient artifact – and getting rickrolled. Our deep descendants might just get the pleasure, thanks to a Global Music Vault due to be built in Norway, featuring Mic… Continue reading Microsoft’s glass data storage system saves terabytes for 10,000 years
Tape robots are typically used in places that store vast amounts of data – think film studios and government archives. If you’ve seen the 1995 cult movie Hackers, you might …read more Continue reading VHS Robot Swaps Tapes, as Seen in Hackers
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Worried that the Taliban will retaliate against anyone that worked with coalition forces, various agencies are scrubbing the internet of pictures, videos, and reports about the war. Continue reading The US Is Removing Records of Its War in Afghanistan From the Internet
While it might seem like the internet is leaving a detailed record of history, the world’s knowledge is all surprisingly vulnerable to being lost in a disaster. To help keep a backup, GitHub has now archived 21 TB of public open source data and buried … Continue reading GitHub buries 21 TB of open source data in an Arctic archive
The nonprofit ‘Archangel Ancient Tree Archive’ made 75 ancient redwood clones using DNA from five ancient redwood stumps. Continue reading Guerrilla Tree Archivists Cloned Ancient Redwoods Using Their Dead Stumps
Following a ban on adult content, archivists raced to save Tumblr’s NSFW communities—but some say the platform tried to stop them. Continue reading Archivists Say Tumblr IP Banned Them For Trying to Preserve Adult Content
The DNC email leak in 2016 revealed just how insecure email communications can be. It should be no surprise that government officials have been turning to other, more secure mediums, to communicate. White House staffers have reportedly usedthe encrypti… Continue reading Government Messaging Solutions for the 21st Century: Think Beyond Encryption
A heroic, knowledge-saving task involving two of the most important organizations on the internet. Continue reading The Internet Archive Fixes 9 Million Broken Links on Wikipedia