Post AP2MqS4BecDYoywIng by ieure@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AP2MqN0oRjY194K2LY by ieure@mastodon.social
       2022-10-28T19:14:37Z
       
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       So I found this site that has some great information about Phonovision, a late-1920s format which recorded television onto vinyl records.  They archived five records, from the 1927-1928 era.The website was made in 2013, and they chose Adobe Flash as the format to digitally archive the records in, so nothing can play it anymore.Just.... sigh
       
 (DIR) Post #AP2MqNn1YU71YasXUe by ieure@mastodon.social
       2022-10-28T19:18:57Z
       
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       Bad technology and poor stewardship are making this era a black hole in human history.  We're producing and sharing more art and words and history than ever... and letting it all slip right through our fingers.  Burning Alexandria at the altar of progress every few years.I hate it more than I can express.
       
 (DIR) Post #AP2MqS4BecDYoywIng by ieure@mastodon.social
       2022-10-28T19:23:56Z
       
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       Yes, there's a ton of crap in all we create.  And yes, we're probably preserving objectively more than at any other time.  But we're also destroying more, too.  Forgetting.Even crap has value, and It's impossible to know which things are worth throwing away.  It's not our call.  Ea-nasir just wanted some copper, and had no idea that his missive would be known and celebrated nearly 4000 years later.  Even crap is important.
       
 (DIR) Post #AP2NKkZfPJH0uS6xbE by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
       2022-10-28T20:35:25.477500Z
       
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       @ieure One's person trash is another's person treasure.Specially when it comes to historical artifacts.