Comment Re: rm -r * (Score 1) 75
The theory itself states that information of what enters a black hole is itself retained, and due to the time dilation characteristics caused by the extreme gravity, said information would be present for eternity, even after the last hydrogen atom decays and the universe becomes a vast wasteland. While the matter is long gone, the energy remains and thermodynamics teaches us that the two are interchangeable. As such, the parent is making a facetious argument about how should a hard drive be thrown into a black hole, the universe has made a truly perfect backup of the data that is incapable of being destroyed and will itself outlive all matter in the universe.
And as the saying goes, jokes are funnier when they need to be explained.
And as the saying goes, jokes are funnier when they need to be explained.