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From: Joel Koltner on 3 May 2010 12:48
"Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Now, a USB drive with integrated bottle opener, that would be something :-)

If this model: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/ad41/ ...sells well,
there might eventually be one with a bottle opener? ;-)

From: Joel Koltner on 3 May 2010 12:54
"Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Nowadays people download whole movies. Not that I like that, I find it a
> massive waste of resources.

Yes, but just as software bloat has made it possible to buy multi-GHz CPUs and
multi-gigabyte memory sticks for some low tens of dollars, those guys into
movie downloads are going to pay for the infrastructure that lets you download
datasheets at hundreds of megabits per second for tens of dollars per month...

It is a bit ironic that inefficiency can be a driving force behind
technological advancement...

From: Tim Williams on 3 May 2010 13:29
"Jim Yanik" <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message
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> memory cards are closest to what you propose.
> all you need is to have a card reader or USB converter.
> I suppose they could be made big enough you would not lose them
> inadvertently.

Form factor is right, but the cheapest at Newegg is $4.89 (1GB MicroSD).
They're the size of postage stamps, it's time for the price to follow!

....Which has kind of a double meaning... either the memory comes down, or
actual postage stamps continue to rise. :-(

Tim

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From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 3 May 2010 13:54
On 03/05/2010 18:29, Tim Williams wrote:
> "Jim Yanik"<jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns9D6D764C8DDBDjyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44...
>> memory cards are closest to what you propose.
>> all you need is to have a card reader or USB converter.
>> I suppose they could be made big enough you would not lose them
>> inadvertently.
>
> Form factor is right, but the cheapest at Newegg is $4.89 (1GB MicroSD).
> They're the size of postage stamps, it's time for the price to follow!
>
> ...Which has kind of a double meaning... either the memory comes down, or
> actual postage stamps continue to rise. :-(

Flash is not going to come down for some time.
The industry is in the part of the cycle where the fruits of
underinvestment followed overinvestment. Give it about 18 months when
the prices will crash due to current overinvestment.

--
Dirk

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From: Joerg on 3 May 2010 14:00
Joel Koltner wrote:
> "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:846knpFp56U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Nowadays people download whole movies. Not that I like that, I find it
>> a massive waste of resources.
>
> Yes, but just as software bloat has made it possible to buy multi-GHz
> CPUs and multi-gigabyte memory sticks for some low tens of dollars,
> those guys into movie downloads are going to pay for the infrastructure
> that lets you download datasheets at hundreds of megabits per second for
> tens of dollars per month...
>
> It is a bit ironic that inefficiency can be a driving force behind
> technological advancement...
>

Unfortunately in this case we'll all pay for that. The rates for DSL
connections are the same for everyone, with minor added cost for more
speed. And now that my ISP must pay a settlement for not delivering
promised speed they announced a rate hike of that amount plus a li'l
bonus for them. Because you must buy at the company store ...

You only get to enjoy an upside if you need a much lower tier service,
like 8-10kbit/sec telephony where rates consequently dropped to pennies.
I can call some overseas countries for a fraction of the cost of what a
domestic call costs.

--
Regards, Joerg

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