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On Thu, 19 May 2005, Paul Koning wrote:

> You can rely on the skill and the luck of those who come after us --
> which is what happened in the past (because it wasn't considered).  Or
> we can do explicit planning to improve the odds.  Again, I like the
> work of the Long Now foundation because it seems like a fascinating
> example of what you get when you really dig hard into these questions
> and assume as little as possible.

This sort of gets to the heart of the matter.  Why make it challenging for
future generations when we have the wisdom, intelligence and means today
to preserve enough information for future generations to eliminate the
guessing.  Sure, mysteries are fun, but why create mysteries
unnecessarily?

Save all the information when it's still fresh and with as much supporting
information as possible.  Assume everyone in the future will be more
stupid than you, and with crappier technology.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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