tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post5986632320713576272..comments2021-04-18T16:17:07.012+01:00Comments on Notes from an Evil Burnee: Genesis Expo, Portsmouth, UK (part 1)Paul S. Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-63976368181102231732009-08-17T20:42:18.723+01:002009-08-17T20:42:18.723+01:00Maybe if you put all the individual 'bits'...Maybe if you put all the individual 'bits' end to end...? Nah, that probably wouldn't work either.<br /><br />I know, let's just say the amount of information is "awfully big" ;-)Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-44674660136641166652009-08-17T18:07:20.665+01:002009-08-17T18:07:20.665+01:00you can fit every book in the library of congress ...you can fit every book in the library of congress in the USA in about 10 terabytes. I think it is safe to assume that the library of congress contains at least 1% of the printed material in the world, most likely more than that. If we make this assumption then we need 10 * 100 terabytes, or 1,000 terabytes. <br /><br />Yyou can buy normal 3 TB harddrives these days, so we would need around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-34640903870395515922009-08-08T23:25:48.043+01:002009-08-08T23:25:48.043+01:00Also, there isn't a way to store text in DNA! ...Also, there isn't a way to store text in DNA! It doesn't contain that kind of information. Even if you could, there's no way you could fit all of that on a pinhead. These people have no idea what they're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-16966461488181017672009-08-08T23:23:38.196+01:002009-08-08T23:23:38.196+01:00I'm not sure what a "mega chip" is, ...I'm not sure what a "mega chip" is, but no matter how primitive a device it is you could easily store the total contents of Earth's libraries without reaching the moon. How do I know? Because even if you were able to stack all the books ever written into a single stack it wouldn't reach the moon, and any digital storage method is going to be at least a little more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-8466209623938132452009-03-04T20:21:00.000+00:002009-03-04T20:21:00.000+00:00Thanks!I found the expo fascinating as a whole, bu...Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I found the expo fascinating as a whole, but the actual exhibits were a bit feeble and old-hat.<BR/><BR/>Part 2 coming soon.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4826600034466399272.post-6706976118884038222009-03-03T20:21:00.000+00:002009-03-03T20:21:00.000+00:00Saw this from RichardDawkins.net. Very nice work :...Saw this from RichardDawkins.net. Very nice work :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com