Microsoft wants to patent "immortal computing"

What an idea--Microsoft is seeking a patent on technology that would enable us to have email messages delivered years after we've moved on to another plane of existence.

Here's a clip from the article in Seattle-pi.com: "The project, dubbed "immortal computing," would let people store digital information in physical artifacts and other forms to be preserved and revealed to future generations, and maybe even to future civilizations."

Microsoft researcher Andy Wilson said, "It's definitely a long-term project."

And, if you're interested in these things, here's the actual Microsoft patent filing.

Now that would freakin crazy....have you ever thought that early civilization may have done that to us? Like all the wall paintings and stone scriptures of things....crazy....SAM how exactly are they planning on storing all this stuff in physical objects?

Now that would freakin crazy....have you ever thought that early civilization may have done that to us? Like all the wall paintings and stone scriptures of things....crazy....SAM how exactly are they planning on storing all this stuff in physical objects?