Of course they want you to buy new(er) stuff, we are a consumer society after all. Personally, I would like to have some hardware standards that don't change with the seasons. Maybe there is an improvement, but that doesn't mean that the we will see the difference.
Kevin Magenis, one of the company founders, isn't shy about pointing out that this is 30 million units more than predicted DAP sales." What if they use RAID5?
You're right in that it may not happen. What the scientists are excited about is that they get to actually see and record the inital process. I would imagine it's really exciting, like watching Sun 6800 console output during POST. After that, who knows what could happen.
The original Herald Sun article has been arcived. I would suggest checking out the snops.com article. At the bottom is a follow up from October where they think it's a fake.
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Of course they want you to buy new(er) stuff, we are a consumer society after all.
Personally, I would like to have some hardware standards that don't change with the seasons. Maybe there is an improvement, but that doesn't mean that the we will see the difference.
I are a gud spelr!
Oh, and make sure the vault they keep them in is a)real and b) really able to withstand ANY disaster.
Their press release can be found here.
Try it and SEE!
Pogo: Ever see two dogs fight over a bone?
Albert: yea
Pogo: Ever see the bone fight back?
Albert looks thoughful.
This whole thing is a Red Herring, just another spin on the FUD wheel.
You think they would have figured out how to get the equipment off-site.
A Danish Modern computer case.
Its happened before and it will happen again. Whether this is the case remains to be seen.
Let the Soylent Green jokes begin!
Couldn't they?
This has slightly more info. Check out the last five paragraphs.
WTF?
Why is this marked -1 troll?
Looks like a legit statement 2 me!!
Kevin Magenis, one of the company founders, isn't shy about pointing out that this is 30 million units more than predicted DAP sales."
What if they use RAID5?
I like that.
I'm sure Sony is working on it.
Some animals are more equal than others.
For now.
That's all.
You're right in that it may not happen. What the scientists are excited about is that they get to actually see and record the inital process. I would imagine it's really exciting, like watching Sun 6800 console output during POST. After that, who knows what could happen.
Cyberspace Cadet....
wait for it..
...saaaalute!!!
i.e. None at all.
The original Herald Sun article has been arcived. I would suggest checking out the snops.com article. At the bottom is a follow up from October where they think it's a fake.
I thought the editors just wanted us to all have a good laugh.
Macafee caught this as a virus and blocked it.