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[โ€“] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 19 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I laminate my punch cards for longevity. Wouldn't want them breaking down.

[โ€“] brown567@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I prefer to cut archival cards from 0.7mm 316 stainless steel sheet ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Clay tablets have been demonstrated to last much longer than paper or metal

[โ€“] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Nonsense. I got some high quality copper from a merchant I fully trust and I bet this will last forever.

Was his name Ea? His name isn't known today for being engraved in copper...

[โ€“] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I suspect corrosion-resistant steel alloys haven't been around long enough to prove themselves in that regard XD

[โ€“] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Corrosion-resistent is not the same as non-corrosive.

I suppose gold as a noble metal would be stable over a long period, as it's non-reactive. But certain kinds of acids can still dissolve it, unlike ceramic

[โ€“] Dpek@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Launch into GEO

Data recovery may be a problem tho