In The Adventures of the Copper Beeches, Sherlock Holmes bemoans to John Watson: “Data! Digital data does not just stop there, of course. And it is undeniable that all the digital data that we produce on a daily basis will continue to remain pervasive in our lives moving forward. That being said, while all of this digital data certainly opens all kinds of avenues for exploration, the methods or “combustion engine” that uses this data can also be used for other kinds of data. And to come back to Sherlock Holmes, perhaps with modern-day techniques, Holmes might not just be building bricks from clay — he may be building the digital version of St Peter’s Basilica.
