May 28, 2009

Time Capsule

Time capsule is a snapshot of information pertaining to a specific time. It is a way of communication with the future generation. The dinosaur fossils are a good example of an unintentional (natural) time capsule, without which, we wouldn't even know the existence of those huge species. Only intentional (man made) time capsules are going to be discussed here and they are a wide range. From creating a physical object (like an artifact) and burying it into the earth, to injecting digital information into the space, humans are constantly thinking of new ways. Let me share with you, what I think is the most complex and simple form of intentional (artificial) time capsules.

COMPLEX:
Where else to store the data, than within ourselves. Yup! Researchers have discovered a system to encode digital information within a DNA. The human genome has approximately 750 megabytes of data (You can easily fit in your iPod!). But only 3% of the DNA goes into composing the 22,000 genes that make us what we are. The remaining 97% leaves more than enough space to encode information in a DNA. In future, we may store every person's life information (and the other data that he wants to store) in his own DNA and find techniques to preserve the information from mutation. After a million years, when humans are mutated to super humans, one can still decode the information from the DNA and witness a life and world existed in 2009! Seems scary now, but you would never know, it might be possible in a century or two.

SIMPLE:
Now to a more simplistic, imaginable and a realistic time capsule. Don't search for it anywhere, you are looking at it. Yes, it is the blog. Blogs are the easy way to capture the imagination, feeling and expression of millions of people around the world. They act as a time capsule for anyone and everyone. At present they are used for mining and in future they could be archived for reference. May be, I would find it strange/funny/interesting to read my blog, ten years from now. That is the simplest form of time capsule, just a few clicks away.

May 22, 2009

Welcome to Krystal Iris

Welcome to my blog where u will rediscover the world... blah blah... grrrr... enough! Don't expect a formal welcome message... hey its a blog! It can contain from thoughtful quotation to useless rubbish. I am planning to provide a mixture of both! One more check on my to do list, yup, creating a blog is one of them. Join me (or not, who cares) in my journey to explore and scan our world with a clear perspective and thus the blog name Krystal (Crystal) for clear and Iris for perspective vision. Lets get started... vrooom... vrooom...