• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    A time capsule

    Place photos and some small objects maybe even a usb key, dvdr or cdr with a video of you explaining everything and telling the viewer who you are, what year it is, what’s going on and what’s important to you right now. Place it all in a water tight container, maybe even an iron case and weld it shut.

    If you have small kids, tell them what you’re doing and show them … maybe they or their kids or your descendants might dig it up some day.

    Of all the places I’ve renovated, I would have enjoyed finding something from someone else’s life.

    • cynar@lemmy.world
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      Don’t bother with a usb key. Flash memory is technically volatile, it just takes a while to blank. Unless you plug the key in every 5 to 10 years, it will start losing data. By the time the time capsule is unearthed, it will likely be blank or corrupted.

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          Yeah. Just print out some tasteful nudes, seal them in a ziplock bag and you’re good to go