Comments on: Send a Time Capsule to Your Future Self http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/ Exploring ways to use our minds efficiently. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Luciano Passuellohttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-65297 Luciano Passuello Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:45:30 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-65297 Just fixed the link in the post. Thanks for caring! Just fixed the link in the post.
Thanks for caring!

]]> By: Alexandre Rocha Lima e Marcondeshttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-65295 Alexandre Rocha Lima e Marcondes Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:13:16 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-65295 Luciano, the link to the Warhol TIme Capsule 21 is broken, the correct link should be: http://www.warhol.org/tc21/main.html Luciano, the link to the Warhol TIme Capsule 21 is broken, the correct link should be: http://www.warhol.org/tc21/main.html

]]> By: Luciano Passuellohttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-51691 Luciano Passuello Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:01:27 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-51691 Thanks for sharing Julie! As for myself, I don't trust third-party companies for long-term time capsules, though. For this kind of stuff, I prefer low-tech (paper) or a solution that I have more control over (say, a text file in my hard drive). Thanks for sharing Julie! As for myself, I don’t trust third-party companies for long-term time capsules, though.
For this kind of stuff, I prefer low-tech (paper) or a solution that I have more control over (say, a text file in my hard drive).

]]> By: Luciano Passuellohttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-51677 Luciano Passuello Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:28:32 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-51677 I don't follow you, Blue. Can you please clarify your comment? I don’t follow you, Blue. Can you please clarify your comment?

]]> By: Juliehttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-51197 Julie Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:39:50 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-51197 Really interesting theme. I use www.myfuturemail.net for my time capsules. Really interesting theme. I use http://www.myfuturemail.net for my time capsules.

]]> By: Bluehttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-49806 Blue Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:08:53 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-49806 I just put a time capsule outside my backyard on Monday and I dig it today I was really surprised the letter that I wrote wasn't there it was different. Inside the envelope I got a lot of things that I asked it really works. I just put a time capsule outside my backyard on Monday and I dig it today I was really surprised the letter that I wrote wasn’t there it was different. Inside the envelope I got a lot of things that I asked it really works.

]]> By: Arthurhttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-45050 Arthur Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:07:08 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-45050 A good way of rethinking about and rediscoving the values of our lives A good way of rethinking about and rediscoving the values of our lives

]]> By: Bubakabrahttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-32771 Bubakabra Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:19:55 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-32771 i just received a message from the past :) i was surprised because i don't remember to have ever written such a message, let alone sending it to my future self :) it's a nice feelong though! i just received a message from the past :) i was surprised because i don’t remember to have ever written such a message, let alone sending it to my future self :) it’s a nice feelong though!

]]> By: Sol-Harvesterhttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-21569 Sol-Harvester Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:05:46 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-21569 Thanks for the post. I wrote letters to myself three years in a row and opened each the next year and replied to it. It was very interesting and entertaining to see how much I had changed, and to see problems I had in hindsight, knowing how they worked out. Reading through your ideas makes me want to start again. Thanks Thanks for the post. I wrote letters to myself three years in a row and opened each the next year and replied to it. It was very interesting and entertaining to see how much I had changed, and to see problems I had in hindsight, knowing how they worked out. Reading through your ideas makes me want to start again. Thanks

]]> By: Luciano Passuellohttp://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/comment-page-1/#comment-2472 Luciano Passuello Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:03:06 +0000 http://litemind.com/send-time-capsule-future-self/#comment-2472 <Strong>H.R.P. </strong>: Figuring out a reliable way to send a time capsule far in the future is a huge problem. I didn't try it myself exactly because I didn't yet take the time to figure out the details.First of all, I wouldn't rely on any third-party company. It's not safe to assume that any company will be alive and well 25 years from now. Especially in the technology business, 25 years is way too long — even for current "safe" brands.Second, I would try to avoid going digital as much as I can. Will the OS or the programs still be available? Will be DVD readers available? Also, I don't think digital media is reliable for such long periods of time. An interesting idea might be to send the information in two different media types, to serve as backup. You might for example, include both DVDs and an external HDD with the same information.Either analog or digital, you need to make sure you take measures to preserve the materials: one link that I found might help you: <a href="http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/reports/timecapsule.pdf" rel="nofollow">Builing a Time Capsule – Guidelines for Preserving Materials</a> (pdf).Let me know how it goes… <strong>Good luck!</strong> H.R.P. : Figuring out a reliable way to send a time capsule far in the future is a huge problem. I didn’t try it myself exactly because I didn’t yet take the time to figure out the details.

First of all, I wouldn’t rely on any third-party company. It’s not safe to assume that any company will be alive and well 25 years from now. Especially in the technology business, 25 years is way too long — even for current “safe” brands.

Second, I would try to avoid going digital as much as I can. Will the OS or the programs still be available? Will be DVD readers available? Also, I don’t think digital media is reliable for such long periods of time. An interesting idea might be to send the information in two different media types, to serve as backup. You might for example, include both DVDs and an external HDD with the same information.

Either analog or digital, you need to make sure you take measures to preserve the materials: one link that I found might help you: Builing a Time Capsule – Guidelines for Preserving Materials (pdf).

Let me know how it goes… Good luck!

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