Comments on: Be sure to read the fine print! http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alastair http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-8753 Alastair Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:58:21 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/#comment-8753 Alan, the danger of that sort of record is that sooner or later some idiot will take it as an instruction manual. Alan, the danger of that sort of record is that sooner or later some idiot will take it as an instruction manual.

]]> By: Alan http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-8533 Alan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:45 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/#comment-8533 How about a record of man's inhumanity to man, and the importance of remembering even those dark aspects of human nature in an effort NOT to repeat these animalistic chapters of our childhood? How about a record of man’s inhumanity to man, and the importance of remembering even those dark aspects of human nature in an effort NOT to repeat these animalistic chapters of our childhood?

]]> By: George http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 George Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:55:55 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/#comment-7665 How about a companion disk regarding all we know on math. Geometry, Navigation, Algebra, different base numbering systems.. you know common things that we take for granted today that might help jump start society again in the event of a global cataclysm. How about a companion disk regarding all we know on math. Geometry, Navigation, Algebra, different base numbering systems.. you know common things that we take for granted today that might help jump start society again in the event of a global cataclysm.

]]> By: Kim http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-5216 Kim Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:01:06 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/08/20/be-sure-to-read-the-fine-print/#comment-5216 Well, reasonably, one could argue that the next bit of fine print should be along the lines of "here's how to copy the Rosetta Disk information." Various ways of making paper, inks, printing presses, engraving, photographic reproductions, etc. (i.e. encourage/facilitate making lots of copies.) In some ways, an idealized version of the Rosetta Disk would be in essence a printing plate/stamp -- that in order to fully read it, one would have to ink and stamp the information onto something else, so that more copies would be made. Well, reasonably, one could argue that the next bit of fine print should be along the lines of “here’s how to copy the Rosetta Disk information.” Various ways of making paper, inks, printing presses, engraving, photographic reproductions, etc. (i.e. encourage/facilitate making lots of copies.)

In some ways, an idealized version of the Rosetta Disk would be in essence a printing plate/stamp — that in order to fully read it, one would have to ink and stamp the information onto something else, so that more copies would be made.

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