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Mass Storage Leaves Microchips in the Dust
Roland Piquepaille writes "This article from Wired Magazine looks at storage with a new angle. 'Right now I am sitting in front of a whirring 60-gigabyte hard disk that cost less than $100. Do the math: If back then 10 megabytes cost $1,000, then 60 gigabytes would have cost x, where x = $6,000,000 and "back then" = 18 years ago. I'm sitting in front of $6,000,000 worth of mass storage, measured at mid-1980s prices. We have Moore's law for microprocessors. But who's coined a law for hard disks? In mass storage we have seen a 60,000-fold fall in price -- more than a dozen times the force of Moore's law.' DeLong also looks at a non-distant future when a $100 mass storage device will hold a full terabyte. He also thinks that with disk space becoming cheaper and cheaper, we'll be tempted to archive everything about ourselves, including pictures and videos. This is in fact the goal of the Gordon's Bell project, MyLifeBits. You can learn more about the MyLifeBits project by reading this NewsFactor Network article. Check this column for more details."
Magnetic storage has gotten cheaper?
You don't say.
But recordable CD drives are still tens of thousands of dollars, right?
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
i just farted?
is remedial English classes.
...something something... what I wouldn't give for an archive of a Cowboy Neal webcam ...seomthing something...
Don't tell me let me guess, Neo brings her back to life. Am I right? Am I?
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The fee for liposuction can be located in the suggested fees . Each liposuction area has a unique fee. Add up the areas to be treated to get an idea of the total cost. Please call my office for an accurate price quote or make an appointment for a personal consultation to discuss your specific concerns. My suggested quotes include professional fees, anesthesia fees, operating room costs, elastic garment, house calls, and before care and after care. They do not include hospitalization costs, prescriptions, home nursing care, preoperative history and physical examination, laboratory costs, or pathology fees. If you compare prices, make sure that you consider all these costs. In addition, liposuction usually requires some time off work for a safe recovery. I require complete payment two weeks in advance of all cosmetic surgery.
What can I do about bulges on my thighs or torso?
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What is ultrasonic liposuction?
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Will I ever be exactly the same on both sides?
It is normal for the body not to be the same on both sides. Liposuction can reduce these differences but not eliminate them. It will be necessary for you to adjust to some asymmetry after your surgery.
Will there be scars after surgery?
Scars are part of all surgery. It is important to understand where liposuction scars will be placed. Liposuction requires strategically placed small (one-eighth to three-eighths of an inch) scars. The combination of areas that are treated will determine the number and actual placement of scars. These are inconspicuous and easily covered with clothing and/or makeup.
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How much fat will be removed
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What's the point of documenting every single little piece of your life? Most peoples lives are boring.
Just look at all the bloggers. Do they think anybody actually read what they write? Or that anybody even care at all? Do anybody really care what I have to say in this post?
How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life
SWEAT FROM MAH BALLS!
:)
Gotta love Chris Rock
Back in the Habit.
I have no idea for sure(but like speculating) they leave you hanging at the end, but after the credits roll, there is a 3 min trailer for revolutions, and I would guess that Trinity features in the trailer. I've heard several people complain about the trailer at the end.
Degaussing scares the bad magnetism out of the monitor and fills it with good karma.
If shes dies (and stays dead to boot, remeber Neo died in the first one only to come back) why is Carrie-Anne Moss listed in the credits for Revolutions on imdb.com?
Trinity dies.... my ass.