Comments by "" (@ronjon7942) on "Twist Bioscience, Cathie Wood's Latest Disaster" video.

  1. It IS of course true solid state 'disk' magnetic disk aren't suitable for ultra long term archives in a powered off mode, but they're not engineered to do that. Magnetic tape, WORM optical (dvds) are better, but would still need to be rewritten to new media during the lifetime (centuries? Forever?) of the data. My guess is the reason we haven't engineered permanent forever storage is because there isn't a point or a market as of yet. Refreshing the data from today's technology to tomorrow's seems sufficient enough for now. Besides, not every cat video needs to be archived. Today's dataset could probably be reduced to less than 25% by filtering out the garbage and redundancy, making the data refresh to new media practical enough - more effort should go into this filtering process to at least move it to tape, if not simply discarding it. Think of the savings on the electric bill!!! In the meantime, keep your pens and chisels cuz so far paper and rocks have the best long term track record!
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  2. I have NO idea what any of this means, so.... Why is it a bad idea? What is this crystal method you speak of? And - it seems to (ignorant) me using DNA implies using an organic material from a living being, keeping it viable (ie, 'alive'), and keeping it in some fluid solution for as long as it's useful. Am I even close on any of these assumptions? It just seems like something out of "Fantastic Voyage."
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  3. I'm beginning to think WSM has a preteen type crush on Cathie Wood ! :). U know, pulling her pig tails cuz he really wants to get to 1st base, behind the school maintenance shed, by the 'Woods.' Sorry, lame. It is really entertaining to see inherited or otherwise OPM money thrown at bad, and CW's latest foibles and bombs. She must have at least some rate of return for her clients - or maybe she just counts as a DEI fund FOR those clients, whether she makes them money or not.
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  4. Response to another OP's responder, about how she manages to keep collecting fees: ​​⁠That's exactly what I guessed - she's everyone's token DEI fund. What I find telling (about DEI) is what a poster child she (and ARK) is for the concept of equity vs merit.
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