Gas Molecules from the dying breath of Caesar

[Binford 6100]

... water molecules that passed through the bladder of Oliver Cromwell

Eeew. There would be some of those molecules in every glass of water.

and he (o. cromwell) might not be the only person peeing in the history of mankind
suggesting that the glass of water contains more 'bladder certified' molecules

reminds me of pH levels measuring in southpark

[myrkul]

A suggestion: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Distilled_water

[ribuck]

A suggestion: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Distilled_water

I don't think distilling the water will help. They're still the same water molecules that passed through Oliver Cromwell's bladder. We still need to depend on the fact that homeopathy isn't true.

[myrkul]

A suggestion: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Distilled_water

I don't think distilling the water will help. They're still the same water molecules that passed through Oliver Cromwell's bladder. We still need to depend on the fact that homeopathy isn't true.

Thankfully, It isn't. So we're all good. (And even assuming it were, there's bladder-molecules from pretty much everyone... meaning every glass of water is essence of humanity, or even of Gaia, considering there are also bladder molecules from every animal ever, and plants process water, too...)

[ScriptGadget]

Is anyone else concerned about the increasing ephemerality of our data?

Data archiving is a serious headache with all sorts of good money to be made in businesses that try to solve it.

But they all basically just stick it on a redundant array of disks and hope for the best.

Paper Keys are an interesting idea. It just writes it all out as compressed, redundant images on paper. Paper and ink can last hundreds of years. There have been some great long running debates and the general consensus seems to be that the only sure thing is to keep translating it to some sort of text format on the latest OS/Platform/Media over and over and making sure you can still read it with the current tools each time. Otherwise it will be Virtual Machines inside Virtual Machines trying to keep old apps and file formats on life support.

Or, as the originator of another cool hack said: "Real Men don't make backups. They upload it via ftp and let the world mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds

[mestar]

If you act now, I will throw in molecules from Jesus Christ's last breath as well at no additional cost. 

You are probably not aware that Jesus did not actually exist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsmmMTMCHU

[wobber]

I'm the only one that believes in creationism?!

[carp]

If you act now, I will throw in molecules from Jesus Christ's last breath as well at no additional cost. 

You are probably not aware that Jesus did not actually exist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsmmMTMCHU

I call bullshit.... he even has a web page:

http://bastardsonofthelord.com/

How are you going to claim he doesn't exist, despite such obvious evidence. Its right there!

[LMGTFY]

You are probably not aware that Jesus did not actually exist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsmmMTMCHU

Not had a chance to see the film yet, but that'll be quite interesting. Richard Dawkins, in The God Delusion, argues that a case for Jesus' non-existence could be made, although Dawkins personally believes Jesus did exist. Personally, I think existence/non-existence of Jesus is, for atheists and agnostics, as irrelevant as theists arguing over the esoteric arcana that seems to divide different churches.

[ShadowOfHarbringer]

You are probably not aware that Jesus did not actually exist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsmmMTMCHU

Not had a chance to see the film yet, but that'll be quite interesting. Richard Dawkins, in The God Delusion, argues that a case for Jesus' non-existence could be made, although Dawkins personally believes Jesus did exist. Personally, I think existence/non-existence of Jesus is, for atheists and agnostics, as irrelevant as theists arguing over the esoteric arcana that seems to divide different churches.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Jesus