October 2016 - Vol. 59 No. 10

It is rare for research studies in computing to be reproduced. This seems odd, since we have an advantage over science done in wet labs. There is no reason for us not to be leaders in practices that enable audit and reuse when technically and legally possible.

The Greeks and the Romans carved letters in stone and these are still eminently readable over 2,000 years later. Newer media have not been around as long but I think it is arguable that the more recent media do not have the resilience of stone or baked clay.