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Thanks For the ... Eight-Track, Uncle Alex

Posted by kdawson on from the redundancy-and-repetition dept.

Uncle Alex writes "My niece just turned one year old and her parents have asked that, instead of the usual gifts, we each contribute something to a time capsule to be opened on her 17th birthday. Multiple members of my family want to contribute digital data — text, video, music files. They came to me (the closest thing to a geek our family has) wondering: what's the best way to save the data to ensure she'll actually be able to see it in 16 years? Software might be out of date, hardware may no longer be used... any suggestions?"

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  1. a slither? don't you mean a sliver? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sorry, don't mean to be a jerk, but this is another "Well it sounds like what I heard so I'll use it".

    Slither is a method of transportation used by snakes, horny chicks and most lawyers. "You could see her slither across the room from one man to the next, trying to find just what she wanted"

    A sliver is a small piece of a larger item. "Worry about the log (huge chunk of wood) in your own eye, before working about the sliver (small, tiny piece of wood) in your brother's"

    I guess it's a pet peeve of mind when people use what they think the word is just because it sounds close. Little kids do that. There's no excuse for adults.

  2. Re:Divorce? by WillKemp · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I agree. Silicon tits are disgusting. I can't see the attraction at all. Anyway, more than a handful is a waste!