On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Florian Philipp wrote: >> >> Am 27.10.2011 19:30, schrieb Dale: >> I just wonder how much data they will be able to pack into a 3.5" drive >> tho. Hmmmmm. Surely they will run out of room at some point. I mean, >> the heads have got to have a little room to work with. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> >> Well, then this story might cheer you up ;) >> >> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/10/researchers-increase-hard-drive-density-sixfold-with-salt.ars >> >> Regards, >> Florian Philipp >> > > Good Golly Ms Molly. > > "and have been able to fabricate magnetic storage media with a density of > 3.3 terabits per square inch." > > What is there about 10 or 12 square inches for a 3.5" drive? That's about > 30TBs. O_O That would take me a while to fill up even if I had a really > fast DSL line. WOW !! > > Hmmmm, NCIS, all the CSI's, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, and lots of others. > Heck, I could cut off DirecTv then. Just get that Hulu thingy and go nuts. > Does Hulu work with Linux? Seems I read it doesn't. Anyway, still a LOT > of shows. > > Dale
Hulu works with Linux last time I tried but I typically use a Windows VM to watch it.. NetFlix works with Linux but only in a Windows VM. Amazon streams now but I haven't tried them yet. (Watch out for 'One Touch' and accidentally spending money...) Most of the TV networks have web site streaming of their programs which work in Linux. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that it would take 6TB to digitize the Library of Congress. Whether that's true or not, we're close to the point where every person can have a personal copy of the Library of Congress. - Mark
