[Cialug] OT: Seagate and Maxtor thing again.

Dan Hockey icepuck2k at mchsi.com
Thu Dec 22 20:40:58 CST 2005


David Champion wrote:

> Aaron Porter wrote:
>
>> On 12/21/05, Nathan C. Smith <smith at ipmvs.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Or get a scuzzy wife and skip the problems
>>
>>
>>  Right, because SCSI disks *NEVER* fail. If you run enough computers for
>> enough time you'll get bitten by every drive mfgr, every technology. 
>> They
>> all suck.
>
>
> That's why I've decided to backup my mp3 collection to punch cards. 
> The main drawback is I'm going to need to build a huge warehouse to 
> store my  collection. If I re-encode everything down from 192kbps to 
> 128kbps I can reduce the size by a about 200,000 square feet.
>
> http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/01/one_3_min_mp3_59_hig.html
>
> -dc
>
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LOL!
How many cards do you think it would take  for <insert favorite distro 
here> linux or XP?
-dh



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