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DanArmak comments on If you could take it with you, what would you take? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 18 November 2012 06:36:26AM 8 points [-]

For storing digital data, it's much better to pay the cryonics organization to store it for you. They can store multiple copies in separate locations, and verify their readability and compare their contents every few years.

With many clients storing data, and with ever-decreasing storage costs as technology improves, this will also be much cheaper than physical DIY storage.

Comment author: DataPacRat 18 November 2012 12:41:37PM 2 points [-]

Unfortunately, at present, none of the major cryonics organizations have branched out into redundant long-term data storage; other than the described drawer for the cryonics patient's chosen physical possessions, any and all such arrangements are up to the cryonicist himself.