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Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Was it minority report or the matrix that showed humans storing data on glass?

Either way, this is pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Minority Report had some glass storage stuff that was fun to see. He would insert a glass slide into the machine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! That may have been the case I was thinking of.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And Star Craft and Stargate. Must be something a lot of sci-fi stuff has.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

in The Expanse their ships are somehow powered/controlled by a shelf of things that look like this

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I think the blade runner sequel had something like this too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In 2001, HAL is disconnected through glass like components.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you're thinking of Star Wars. Like episode 2 or something.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Definitely I'm Minority Report as well in several scenes