Google learns sneakernet
- By: The Founder [privmsg - website] On 21st Mar 2007 In
Google is using Sneakernet to get 120 terabytes from A to B
great stuff... but how do you transfer that much data otherwise without killing your whole network? I would be doing sneaknet as well for that.
- Y! MyWeb
Hah, it's been long known
Hah, it's been long known that FedEx offers pretty much the highest long-distance bandwidth to be found on the planet - and it increases uniformly with magnetic drive technology :-)
Just putting my fileserver in my car and driving it half an hour to work exceeds the bandwidth of a triple-GigE link (about 560MB/s).
what's up
with that picture of Chris DiBona?
fabio dibona
I'm glad I wasn't the only one making sure I wasn't on theonion.com when I saw that picture.
...and the wind blowing
...and the wind blowing lightly through his hair.
*rubs head...that's just...bad.
BBC covered this a few weeks
BBC covered this a few weeks back:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6425975.stm
Brian_Turner
But the picture of DiBona isn't as cool there :)
Wow...
I guess chest hair is back in too? Looks like he has a chia pet growing on his torso.
I don't get it
You still need to download 120 terabytes from google if you wanted it all so what is being saved here? Apart form the fact google is rolling in money and can afford the bandwidth.
That DiBona picture reminds
That DiBona picture reminds me of the infamous Cat Schwartz thumbnail debacle...