http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/ 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 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-21772 Busch gardens coupon Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:53:12 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-21772 Most people, when they criticize, whether they like it or hate it, they're talking about product. That's not art, that's the result of art. Art, to whatever degree we can get a handle on (I'm not sure that we really can) is a process. It begins in the heart and the mind with the eyes and hands.<br> Most people, when they criticize, whether they like it or hate it, they're talking about product. That's not art, that's the result of art. Art, to whatever degree we can get a handle on (I'm not sure that we really can) is a process. It begins in the heart and the mind with the eyes and hands.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-18605 The Weight of Technology | The Long Game Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:13:54 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-18605 [...] also need reliable ways to learn and translate the wisdom they scrape together while rebuilding. The Rosetta Stone is a good attempt toward solving that problem. Beside that, pictographs would be invaluable. Such [...] [...] also need reliable ways to learn and translate the wisdom they scrape together while rebuilding. The Rosetta Stone is a good attempt toward solving that problem. Beside that, pictographs would be invaluable. Such [...]

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-6217 Kevin Melser Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:18:16 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-6217 This is a phenominal project. I wish I would have discovered it from the begining! The project is honoring the past, while preserving the present, well into the future! I hope the DVD version is more affordable, because I would LOVE to own one of these heirlooms in the making! This is a phenominal project. I wish I would have discovered it from the begining! The project is honoring the past, while preserving the present, well into the future! I hope the DVD version is more affordable, because I would LOVE to own one of these heirlooms in the making!

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5958 Jonathan Danforth Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:20:06 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5958 Fantastic! Kudos all around! I wish that I could afford to own one of these special pieces of history. Fantastic! Kudos all around! I wish that I could afford to own one of these special pieces of history.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5942 Anahit Camacho Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:29:07 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5942 Yahoo! This is a wonderful milestone! Sorry, I'm at a loss for words, and the above sentences are just about all I can say at the moment. Yahoo! This is a wonderful milestone!
Sorry, I’m at a loss for words, and the above sentences are just about all I can say at the moment.

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » Long-term materials testing on the ISS Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:11:30 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5890 [...] etched (pictured below).  This is the same material/process that we made the front side of the Rosetta Disk out of. Now we get to find out how well the disk would hold up if exposed to open space for several [...] [...] etched (pictured below).  This is the same material/process that we made the front side of the Rosetta Disk out of. Now we get to find out how well the disk would hold up if exposed to open space for several [...]

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5774 Synesthetech » Rosetta Project micro-etching Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:26:22 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5774 [...] years in the making, they’ve finally been able to produce the first versions of the final disk, thanks to advanced micro-etching technology and a specially-designed font specifically crafted for [...] [...] years in the making, they’ve finally been able to produce the first versions of the final disk, thanks to advanced micro-etching technology and a specially-designed font specifically crafted for [...]

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5768 Long Term Thinking | MetaFilter Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:43:04 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5768 [...] has finally solved the technical problems in producing a modern day Rosetta Stone. Orders are now shipping. Not only does the question address long term backup and materials science, but also the [...] [...] has finally solved the technical problems in producing a modern day Rosetta Stone. Orders are now shipping. Not only does the question address long term backup and materials science, but also the [...]

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5755 La gravure: une solution au problème de préservation de l’information numérique? : Le Journal Mitoyen Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:15:35 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5755 [...] disques de titane, comportant chacun plus de 13 000 pages d’informations linguistiques, viennent de voir le jour. Ces «disques de Rosette», dont la durée de vie est de 2000 à 10 000 ans, documentent plus de [...] [...] disques de titane, comportant chacun plus de 13 000 pages d’informations linguistiques, viennent de voir le jour. Ces «disques de Rosette», dont la durée de vie est de 2000 à 10 000 ans, documentent plus de [...]

]]> http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/comment-page-1/#comment-5739 Building a better rosetta stone | Quiet Babylon Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:12:50 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/11/03/macro-to-micro-etching/#comment-5739 [...] This is very exciting. [...] [...] This is very exciting. [...]

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