• gregorum@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Data is reliant upon a physical storage medium, like helium (or other gas/water/pee) is reliant upon a balloon. Pop it, and it’s lost to the ether.

    /Star Trek simile

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        1 year ago

        And you complained about me being pedantic… lol

        Data is not physical; it’s ephemeral. It requires a physical medium in/upon which to be contained.

        Edit: and to answer your question: no. What’s in your head would be considered an idea, a thought, or a concept. Perhaps even a consideration, as you literally stated.