There's so much data that we're running out of words to describe it - FutureTech on NBCNews.com

2012-12-13 Thread Ed Gould
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/theres-so-much-data- were-running-out-words-describe-it-1C7557410 What is few YOTA here and there? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

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2012-12-13 Thread Mike Schwab
How about rounding up Avragado's number from 6 * 10**23 to 10**24 (penta-pentabytes) and call it Avrabytes? On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Ed Gould edgould1...@comcast.net wrote: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/theres-so-much-data-were-running-out-words-describe-it-1C7557410

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2012-12-13 Thread Joel C. Ewing
On 12/13/2012 11:43 AM, Ed Gould wrote: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/theres-so-much-data-were-running-out-words-describe-it-1C7557410 What is few YOTA here and there? But, at least a few years left before we encounter the civilization-ending crisis of MS Fnd in a Lbry

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2012-12-13 Thread R.S.
I think you mean Avogadro. There is no reason to round it up (especially it's not arbitrary number!), world know how to name large numbers. MB mega byte GB giga TB tera PT peta EB eksa byte (*) ZB zeta YB yotta yotta prefix is 20 years old, but we still do not use it to much, I believe that