It costs nothing to get and transfer the pics, because the technology is already paid for. But it costs a lot to pay the highly skilled people to aim the cam, process the images, etc.
Moreover, it costs a lot to pay the managers of the highly skilled people.:)
If you (have) work(ed) in the high tech industry, you probably already know about this.
I read an article (posted here?) about how data had a short life span. The comparison it made was between "modern" media (tapes, CDs, etc.) and documents which have lasted basically forever: the constitution (on parchment) and the dead sea scrolls (is that what they're called? I forget) which were carved in stone.
So why not just carve everything in stone? Yabadabadoo!:)
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It costs nothing to get and transfer the pics, because the technology is already paid for. But it costs a lot to pay the highly skilled people to aim the cam, process the images, etc.
Moreover, it costs a lot to pay the managers of the highly skilled people.
If you (have) work(ed) in the high tech industry, you probably already know about this.
Cheers!
I read an article (posted here?) about how data had a short life span. The comparison it made was between "modern" media (tapes, CDs, etc.) and documents which have lasted basically forever: the constitution (on parchment) and the dead sea scrolls (is that what they're called? I forget) which were carved in stone.
:)
So why not just carve everything in stone? Yabadabadoo!
Call me old-fashionned but I prefer my big beige box. :)