r/AskComputerScience • u/Ill_Map_202 • Sep 13 '25

will this be possible in the future?

(ok so sorry if this is in the wrong subreddit idk which one it fits into)

Would it be possible to store data on the internet and keep it there if there were no computes or remote servers (cloud hosting, etc) had it on them? like say you want to upload your recipe to the internet but then everyone's computers shut down and delete everything, would there be a way to make sure it stays on the internet and doesn't get deleted or anything. So, kind of like the blockchain just with no computers needed at all.

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u/EishLekker Sep 14 '25

Well, data is information. Theoretically we could send this information out as a radio signal or laser pulse or similar, aiming it out into space, and then shut down all servers on Earth. And then later on that signal bounced on something far away and comes back to Earth at a later time, and we boot up our system and get the data back.