Permanent Record
August 20, 2003 04:31 PM
Permanent Record:
Preservation can’t rely solely on digital solutions any more than a healthy diet can rely solely on carrots. The trick is to hedge your bets, round things out, be careful, and be ready to lose it all (as one day every one of us inevitably will). Get too excited about living in some eternal present where the past never dies and you’re bound to be disappointed (and minus a dimension).