Even on the high end it is still thousands of times slower than you can move electrons through a bus.
Well, I guess it would, indeed, surprise you that the typical velocity of an electron in a 1.8 VDC memory bus is (at best) a few hundredths of ONE millimeter per second, if that!
So, yes, you can move a HDD head faster than push an electron through a memory buss. Try again. And no, electrons are forbidden to travel at the speed of light, c.
Einstein was wrong. God loves to gamble and He cheats too!
Interesting, as I was just reading about this very subject. These articles, by Jay Rosen of the NYU School of Journalism (one to be presented at a seminar at Harvard), are timely and very relevant to this discussion. It seems that The Greensboro News & Record is seen as the up and coming model of what an internet newspaper will be.
Interesting, as I was just reading about this very subject at the following websites. It seems that The Greensboro News & Record is seen as the leading model of what an internet newspaper will be. Even bloggers in San Deiago bemoaned that they had such a large lead.
Slashdot Mirror
Even on the high end it is still thousands of times slower than you can move electrons through a bus.
Well, I guess it would, indeed, surprise you that the typical velocity of an electron in a 1.8 VDC memory bus is (at best) a few hundredths of ONE millimeter per second, if that! So, yes, you can move a HDD head faster than push an electron through a memory buss. Try again. And no, electrons are forbidden to travel at the speed of light, c.
Einstein was wrong. God loves to gamble and He cheats too!
Top Ten Ideas of '04: "Content Will be More Important than its Container" http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2005/01/01/tptn_cntr.html
Bloggers vs. Journalists is Over http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2005/01/15/berk_pprd.html
More Undercurrent: Action in Greensboro on Open Source Journalism http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2004/12/18/grns_nr.html
Greensboro Newspaper Goes Open Source: A Follow Up http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2004/12/21/grnsbr_flw.html
Top Ten Ideas of '04: "Content Will be More Important than its Container" http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2005/01/01/tptn_cntr.html
Bloggers vs. Journalists is Over http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2005/01/15/berk_pprd.html
Greensboro Newspaper Goes Open Source: A Follow Up http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2004/12/21/grnsbr_flw.html
More Undercurrent: Action in Greensboro on Open Source Journalism http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthi nk/2004/12/18/grns_nr.html