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Mailing Disks is Faster than Uploading Data

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the data-access-versus-data-excess dept.

CowboyRobot writes "Who would ever, in this time of the greatest interconnectivity in human history, go back to shipping bytes around via snail mail as a preferred means of data transfer? Jim Gray would do it, that's who. And we're not just talking about Zip disks, no sir. We're talking about shipping entire hard drives, or even complete computer systems, packed full of disks. David Patterson (one of the developers of both RISC and RAID) interviews ACM Turing Award winner Jim Gray." Back in school we always had a saying, "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with backup tapes." Seems like that still holds true.

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  1. twelfth post??? fuck you two minute waiting period by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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  2. I HATE YOUR FACE by applecup · · Score: -1, Troll

    I HATE ALL OF YOUR FACES!!!!

  3. Re:Tapes too... by Agent+R · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not to mention how much pr0n that can carry. Woohoo!

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  4. Re:The bandwith is there, you just can't have it. by westcourt_monk · · Score: 1, Troll

    With a monkey for a president..? a long long long time.

    Any government with the balls to go to war for one reason than 'change' that reason when their 'evidence' in is questionable and be accepted - can get away with anything. Clinton got a BJ and Bush lies to Congress and the American people.. who gets treated worse?

    haha how long? Until they lose faith and start a civil war!

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  5. Re:I disagree. In China, network is fast. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut up, chink. Go make me some dog to eat.

  6. Re:Uhhhh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's that thing your moms was in when she pulled that train with those three guys back in '76. Remember? She was all high off model airplane glue and bustin' finger-cuffs while she was getting pissed on.