There is something heavily built in obsolescent about the new technology. My Mum kept my letters from prison and I'm delighted she did - a regular diary of otherwise forgotten incidents.

But this site may one day disappear and all my ramblings with it.

Likewise my photos - I saw a family having a picnic beneath a huge tree today and wanted to photograph it but, apart from the difficulty of relative sizes, I decided a painting would convey the scene far better. Problem being, I can't paint.

But if I could it would last much longer than a digital photo. We would never know Van Gogh if digital had been around then.

Is it intentional? Do we as a species know there's not long to go, so why bother?