[extropy-chat] and the nano/holo fun goes on...

[Mike Lorrey]

(I have had 40GB for going on 3 years and still only use 9 of it.) 

your problm is not enuf pron in ur life..... :)
 

--- extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org <megaquark at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> I agree with your point...Yet your point is disturbing. The drive for
ever
> faster processing speeds and exponential increases in storage
capacity was
> created by our willingness to pay top dollar for the improvements.
What you
> are saying is that now, since we no longer have that need, the market
for
> these improvements in processing speeds and storage is no longer
there. (I
> have had 40GB for going on 3 years and still only use 9 of it.)
> 
> If this is the case, then it is just a matter of time before
companies
> realize it and stop investing as much into improvements in these
areas.
> Moore's Law would become a thing of the past and singularity would
move even
> farther beyond the horizon.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Clemmensen" <dgc at cox.net>
> To: "Emlyn" <emlynoregan at gmail.com>; "ExI chat list"
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 10:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] and the nano/holo fun goes on...
> 
> 
> > We joke about this, but the reality is different.
> >
> > At some point during the last ten years, most of us crossed a
threshold.
> > Prior to the threshold, We did not have enough disk space or
processing
> > power. We spent as much money on a computer as our comfort level
> > allowed, and it was not enough. Now, for most of us we have enough.
When
> > is the last time you checked the percentage of usage of your disk?
when
> > is the last time you thought "gee this operation is taking too
long."
> > (not counting problems with viruses and malware.) Think back ten
years.
> > One of the big deals then was figuring out which disk compression
> > software to use.
> >
> > Most broadband providers have a cap at 2GB/month. A 1TB disk will
hold
> > more than 2 years of downloads, at a current cost of about $1000.
($500
> > for the disks and $500 for the computer to hold the disks.) A 100TB
disk
> > would hold 200 years of downloads at today's rates.
> >
> > Assuming no monthly cap, look at it another way. An individual can
> > probably assimilate <1Mbps for < 8hours/day (average.) that's
> > (1Mb/8)*3600*8, or 3.6GB/day. That's 1TB/mo, or 100TB in 8 years.
> >
> > Emlyn wrote:
> >
> > >Excellent! A couple of those might be able to hold a few weeks of
my
> > >mailing list and rss feed subscriptions.
> > >
> > >Emlyn
> > >
> > >On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:47:39 -0500, Damien Broderick
> > ><thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Breakthrough Nanotechnology Will Bring 100 Terabyte 3.5-inch
Digital
> Data
> > >>Storage Disks
> > >>
> > >>http://www.physorg.com/news785.html
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
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Mike Lorrey
Chairman, Free Town Land Development
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                         -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism


		
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