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Digital Packrats

Posted by michael on from the delete-nothing dept.

meganthom writes "According to the BBC, Britons have been hoarding digital data, with many carrying the equivalent of 10 trucks of paper "weight" with them at all times. A survey by Toshiba found that 60% of Brits keep 1000-2000 music files on their portable electronic devices. Do increases in storage capacity appeal to some basic pack-rat nature?"

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  1. Quality, convenience and tidiness by gilesjuk · · Score: 4, Informative

    With so many home improvement programmes on TV in the UK, many home owners are obsessed with tidiness and minimalism. Getting rid of those piles of VHS tapes is one thing they can do to improve the aesthetics of their living space.

    So naturally any small digital appliance that can hoard all their music and TV recordings is going to popular. The only barrier to wider acceptance is the ease of use.

  2. Re:keep it under your hat by duckpoopy · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's called quota. Some of us are users, and despite being a graduate student in the Computer Science department of a large university, I have only 250MB to work with. Lately I forward everything to gmail, but everything from 2 years ago is gone due to class projects...

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  3. Re:Yes but, by CountBrass · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Come on Eileen" was an '80s song by Dexy's Midnight Runners you Philistine.

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