Longevity of Media
- Digital media: 10-20 yrs.
- Pulp paper: 10-100 yrs.
- HQ rag, cotton, etc. paper: 500-1000 yrs.
- Mulberry paper: unknown (over 1400 yrs).
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NSA, NIST, and post-quantum cryptography: Announcing my 2nd lawsuit against the U.S. gov
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The human spine is made of 33 individual bones or vertebrae.
The djed is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar-like symbol representing stability. It is commonly understood to represent his spine.
In the Pythagorean system, 33 is the highest of the three master numbers which do not get reduced to a single number.
In the sums of powers, the sum of three cubes (a3 + b3+ c3) is 33.
33 is the largest number that is not a sum of distinct triangular numbers.
Water boils at 33 degrees according to the temperature scale devised by Isaac Newton.
The word amen has a value of 33 in simple English gematria: (a=1)+(m=13)+(e=5)+(n=14) = 33.
Arsenic a.k.a. The Poison of Kings has an atomic number of 33. Its alchemical symbol looks like a partially formed Star of David.
Jesus was 33 years old when he was crucified and resurrected.
Islamic prayer beads are generally arranged in 3 sets of 33 for a total of 99 beads corresponding to the 99 Attributes of Allah.
The second level of heaven in Buddhism is named Trāyastriṃśa from the numeral trayastriṃśat meaning "33" and can be translated in English as "belonging to the thirty-three devas/gods".
The divine name Elohim appears 33 times in the story of creation in the opening chapters of Genesis.
There are 33 deities in the Vedic or ancient Hinduism religion.
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Physicist: The Entire Universe Might Be a Neural Network
#Comment: In infinity the "world" is every possible thing at the same time, including nothing.
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A few Inspiring quotes. Like all media, nothing more than "Finger Pointing at the Moon"
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” — Chinese Proverb
"Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate." — Zhuangzi
"In the silence and the void, Standing alone and unchanging, Ever present and in motion." - Laozi
"In silence there must be movement, and in motion, there must be silence. A small movement is better than a big, no movement is better than a small movement, silence is all the movement's mother. In Movement you should be like a dragon or a tiger. In non Movement you should be like a Buddha." - Wang Xiang Zhai
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Infohazard - "a risk that arises from the dissemination of (true) information that may cause harm or enable some agent to cause harm"
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Inverse-square law - a persistent rumor
"In science, an inverse-square law is any scientific law stating that a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity. The fundamental cause for this can be understood as geometric dilution corresponding to point-source radiation into three-dimensional space."
