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Synthetic Stone DVD Claimed To Last 1,000 Years

Posted by timothy on from the will-your-progeny-the-warranty dept.

Lucas123 writes "A start-up launched a new DVD archive product this week: a disc that it says will hold its data for 1,000 years. The company, Cranberry, says its DiamonDisc product, which can be used in any standard DVD player, is not subject to deterioration from heat, UV rays or material rot due to humidity or other elements because it has no dyes, adhesives or reflective materials like standard DVD discs, and its discs are made from a vastly more durable synthetic stone. Data is laid down on the platter much in the same way as a standard DVD disc, but with DiamonDisc the burner etches much deeper pits. Cranberry said it is also working on producing a Blu-ray version of its 1,000-year disc."

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  1. What the bets the first release will be... by s0litaire · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..."The 10 commandments" Remastered Special Edition.
    It's the 2 (Synthetic) Stone DVD Version...

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    Laters Sol "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
    1. Re:What the bets the first release will be... by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hopefully in 1000 years it will be appropriately categorized as "fiction."

      It's not as if that's written in stone!

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      Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
    2. Re:What the bets the first release will be... by Narcocide · · Score: 5, Funny

      Then you have to spend eternity in North Dakota.

  2. Re:1,000 years? by crispytwo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find it all depends on which part of the floor I leave the CD. Near the middle are worst, but surprisingly the ones next to the wall are almost as bad. The ones close the wall, but less near the center seem to survive the best.

    In summary,
    1) left near doorway = rating 1 star
    2) left center of room = rating 1 star
    3) left around center or room = rating 3 stars
    4) perimeter of room = rating 4 stars
    5) left at wall of room = rating 2 stars
    6) other (case, desk, special CD container) = rating 2-4 stars

  3. Nonono... Blackadder explained it all by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Edmund: No, you see, the thing about Heaven, is that Heaven is for people who like the sort of things that go on in Heaven, like, uh, well, singing, talking to God, watering pot plants... Whereas Hell, on the other hand, is for people who like the other sorts of things: adultery, pillage, torture -- those areas.

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    Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck