Re: magic integer converter number 62?
Re: magic integer converter number 62?
- Subject: Re: magic integer converter number 62?
- From: Charles Arthur <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:36:55 +0000
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:53:05 -0500, email@hidden wrote:
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2^1024 is a bit more than 10^307. That's a
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yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-yotta-exa-bit
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.
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Actually, using the exact binary prefixes, its a
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yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-yobba-ebi-bit
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.
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Moore's Law tells us you'll be able to buy a disk this size in 994 18-month
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time periods, or on 23 February, 3492. That's a Wednesday.
Damn. That's the day the phone company has booked to come and install ADSL.
Charles
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