Ancestral Storage Devicesâ„¢, Coffins, Crypts, Mummies, DNA Genetic Reliquaries, Seedbanks, Cloud Storage [Longview]

The project, dubbed “immortal computing,” would let people store digital information in physical artifacts and other forms to be preserved and revealed to future generations, and maybe even to future civilizations. [...]

Among other things, the filing describes the potential use of durable data storage, such as advanced imaging techniques, to make sure the information survives over time. One key will be to avoid storage devices that require movable — and potentially breakable — internal parts.

The filing says the information could be retrieved through a separate interface, independent of the individual artifact, in part to allow the method of display to evolve with changing technology. People who store information would be able to decide in advance when and to whom it would be disclosed, using DNA or biometrics to confirm identity.”

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  1. Posted January 11, 2009 at 11:02 pm | Permalink

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card

    A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC), is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process data. This implies that it can receive input which is processed — by way of the ICC applications — and delivered as an output. There are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components. The card is made of plastic, generally PVC, but sometimes ABS. The card may embed a hologram to avoid counterfeiting. Using smartcards also is a form of strong security authentication for single sign-on within large companies and organizations.

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  1. [...] This afternoon it occurred to me that I didn’t even know my body’s name. I know, of course, “my” name, the names that I have been given and the names that I have taken. But I had never, up until then, taken the time to find out what my body called itself. [...]

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