links for 2008-08-11 [delicious.com]
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Via les signets del.icio.us de Faerim (vagabondages.org)
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"[…] Several attempts to find the post on old backup tapes were unsuccessful. But in 2001-2002 Mike Jones of Microsoft sponsored a more serious “archeological dig†through our ancient backup tapes. Jeff Baird and the CMU CS facilities staff put in a heroic effort with the support and encouragement of Howard Wactlar, Bob Cosgrove, and David Livingston. They found the proper tapes, located a working tape drive that could read the ancient media, decoded the old formats, and did a lot of searching to find the actual posts. I am most grateful to all who participated in this successful quest, which I call the “Digital Coelacanth Project.â€
So the message itself, and the thread that gave rise to it, are here. The exact date of the smiley’s birth can now be determined: 19 September, 1982. It was great to have this message back just in time for the 20th anniversary of the original post.[…]"
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Lancet Neurology DOI:10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70171-6
