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In reality it is more complex but the possibility is there

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[-] HereIAm@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Hence why they said with constant copying to new hardware.

Though historically you could say the same with old written text, they could also be copied but humans are lazy and not very good at future proofing. One day the Vatican library will go up in smoke and we'll have once again lost some of our history.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

One day the Vatican library will go up in smoke and we'll have once again lost some of our history.

Plenty of which no one is allowed access to anyway, IIRC.

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