From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RJkR3-0003xb-KP for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:17:17 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 09DD5E0408; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:17:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-dy0-f53.google.com (mail-dy0-f53.google.com [209.85.220.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9FCFE0408 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:15:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dyj10 with SMTP id 10so187025dyj.40 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:15:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=OHoka9MP/4b4uToOPWBrRdXK1bFbtRW6EnWCQgWmPd0=; b=Hj6XpC88albB6aEupqEwfaUC8h2g+jQl7iu94jxg1Ta+ZYIkXR+RW7boaOfkFWKfD5 LdoJ1NXcArEN1VlHE17XzPJKEXuivDPTdokp7FF28cMzRTn4CHO50wZyVkdg2Hn5+gA4 IWCYWH7B2EBVFKCaprBbMRabydnQuHoJTpPEM= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.77.196 with SMTP id u4mr457443obw.19.1319800554803; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:15:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.182.38.42 with HTTP; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:15:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4EAA2B50.8030103@gmail.com> References: <4EA9130A.6070807@gmail.com> <2251997.4gxL5gE8u7@localhost> <4EA9952A.4030909@gmail.com> <4EA9A7CB.7060403@binarywings.net> <4EAA2B50.8030103@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:15:54 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed. From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: a5316a1f936aedafd1717e30720379c6 On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Dale wrote: > Florian Philipp wrote: >> >> Am 27.10.2011 19:30, schrieb Dale: >> I just wonder how much data they will be able to pack into a 3.5" drive >> tho. =C2=A0Hmmmmm. =C2=A0Surely they will run out of room at some point.= =C2=A0I mean, >> the heads have got to have a little room to work with. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) =C2=A0:-) >> >> Well, then this story might cheer you up ;) >> >> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/10/researchers-increase-hard-dr= ive-density-sixfold-with-salt.ars >> >> Regards, >> Florian Philipp >> > > Good Golly Ms Molly. > > "and have been able to fabricate magnetic storage media with a density of > 3.3 terabits per square inch." > > What is there about 10 or 12 square inches for a 3.5" drive? =C2=A0That's= about > 30TBs. =C2=A0O_O =C2=A0That would take me a while to fill up even if I ha= d a really > fast DSL line. =C2=A0WOW !! > > Hmmmm, NCIS, all the CSI's, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, and lots of others. > =C2=A0Heck, I could cut off DirecTv then. =C2=A0Just get that Hulu thingy= and go nuts. > =C2=A0Does Hulu work with Linux? =C2=A0Seems I read it doesn't. =C2=A0Any= way, still a LOT > of shows. > > Dale Hulu works with Linux last time I tried but I typically use a Windows VM to watch it.. NetFlix works with Linux but only in a Windows VM. Amazon streams now but I haven't tried them yet. (Watch out for 'One Touch' and accidentally spending money...) Most of the TV networks have web site streaming of their programs which work in Linux. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it would take 6TB to digitize the Library of Congress. Whether that's true or not, we're close to the point where every person can have a personal copy of the Library of Congress. - Mark