Cp,
I like the magnet and the reality of controlled decay.  The inevitable
is all organized energy is fated to chaos.  As optimists and pessimists,
how does that relate to "what comes around goes around"?
Best,
Leland

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> But isn't the image in the computer decaying as well?   I have noticed
> old files that are PDF have fall out.

Leland,
I haven't had that problem yet (but now I want to start checking), but
the idea of preserving digital data seems to be to make copies of copies
before the medium decays enough that the data becomes corrupted (The Art
of
Controlled Decay).   Leaving anything on a hard disk is just waiting for
a
bigger bust-up than losing a floppy or two.   The digital archive folks
I
have had workshops with seem to trust the accuracy of digital transfer
and
copy more than the lastability of the inner chemistry of CD's.   Risks
everywhere when you are dealing with only a plus or a minus to tell the
truth.   50/50.   My favourite fridge magnet says "The pessimist has
just as
much chance of being right as the optimist.  The difference is that the
optimist has more fun."

cp optimistic in bc

PS:
Sorry I sent a blank reply earlier this evening.   The computer screwed
up
when I started this reply and sent it before I wrote anything.

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