May 12, 2016
7 min read
Archiving Our Online Communities
On the closing and archiving of Hi.co
We’re closing Hi.co on September 1, 2016. But, paradoxically, there’s never been a more meaningful moment to join. We’re making a “book.” We’re printing — using a microscopic ion-etching process — the entire website upon a 2" × 2" nickel plate, giving it a fire- and saltwater-resistant shelf life of 10,000 years.[¹] At least five plates will be…
