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Archive.org gets 4.5PB data center in a box, geeks everywhere drool
In order to support the ever growing Wayback Machine at Archive.org, Sun just delivered a brand-spanking new data-center in a shipping container. To put that much data storage in perspective, it would hold nearly 55 copies of everything in the Libraries of Congress.
Dude, when that deal with the guy in Lagos comes through, this is the very first thing I'm buying! Take the jump to watch a 4 minute video which would make any good storage addict drool.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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ricardo said 2:37PM on 3-26-2009
....but does it play quake?
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Jon Niola said 3:26PM on 3-26-2009
Heh or perhaps the better questions is "Will it blend?" haha
Grant Robertson said 3:32PM on 3-26-2009
Blend? Perhaps. Survive an earthquake? At least partially.. Sun put one of these things through an earthquake test-bed in San Diego which simulated a 6.7 Richter scale shakeup. Although not unscathed, the results are actually kind of impressive. At the very least, it's neat to watch.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/26/1448216&tid=137
I'd really hate to have to clean up the mess.
mark said 2:37PM on 3-26-2009
Yeah - I'll order one for Christmas, just sit it outside my bedroom window.
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pathfinda said 5:53PM on 3-26-2009
.. OMG!!!
I want two, one for a backup....
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ZeroCoolFool said 8:01PM on 3-26-2009
Server tipping anyone?
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