This is the hard drive developed by IBM for their RAMAC computer in 1956. It has an amazing 5MB capacity, and consists of 50 1200RPM platters. In the last 50 years, hard drive capacity has increased exponentially to 150,000 times as much, while size has decreased to about the tenth of that first hard drive. If things keep progressing at the rate they have over the last 10 years, in another 10 years we'll have 2.5″ 75TB drives. That's enough to hold over a century of continuous music as higher than CD quality.
“Information is stored, magnetically, on fifty disks which rotate at 1200 rpm. These disks are mounted so as to rotate about a vertical axis, with a spacing of three tenths of an inch between disks. This spacing permits two magnetic heads to be positioned to any one of the 100 concentric tracks which are available on each side of each disk. Each track contains 500 alphanumeric characters. Total storage capacity: 5,000,000 characters. The two recording heads are mounted in a pair of arms which are moved, by a feed-back control system, in a radial direction to straddle a selected disk. This new system promises memory storage possibilities never before accomplished.”
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The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain are obviously short of decent singers…
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Paulie the Penis clears it up for anyone who's unsure.
A phenomenon known as “goatse” has taken the internet by storm, in what has become the fad from hell that just won't die. Don't know what goatse is? It's a picture, go look it up, can't miss it. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the goatse is, you must see it for yourself….
Phase 1: Shock
“OMGWTF!” *MINIMIZE……*
No, I won't be hosting the pic, google images will tell you if you really want to know
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A recent trailer for the latest X-Men movie has a line taken from the massively famous “Juggernaut Bitch” video by Naztradamix. The dubbed version of a transformers clip was popular last year.
Juggernaut Bitch video [Google video mirror]
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It’s a clear sign the world’s gone mad when an axe wielding nutter dressed as a lizard monster wins Eurovision. Just when everyone was expecting “We are stars of eurovision” to win, Lordi suprised everyone. They even gave the lead singer some flowers for his dungeon…
Lordi’s music video
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Lordi’s official site
The man cannon is design to hurl SWAT team members and other emergency personnel onto otherwise inaccessible rooftops. It consists of a forward-facing chair mounted on rails that point at an angle of up to 80°. Powered by compressed air, the “payload” would shoot up until the saddle reaches the end of the rails, at which point he would flail free skyward.
Seems like a great idea, but what if the SWAT guy has an extra clip in his pocket that shifts his weight…
Read the patent [Via: The Register]
With Philips Bodygroom. It might be a joke or just another marketing gimmick, I'm not sure. Either way, what were they thinking!
Philips Bodygroom
This video proves unquestionably that God exists. Reminds me alot of the 'That's amazing show'…
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This guy's actually pretty good. Makes me wonder whether there's someone walking around somewhere with my face, voice and weird sense of humour. 
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Valve are selling head crab toys for $24.95. The perfect gift for your toddler. 
I’d get one, but the shipping to England would probably cost twice as much.
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Mozmonkey has made a keyboard which sings when you press the caps lock key. It's one of the least used keys, and it controls an LED which can be easily modded to control a speaker instead.
The second victim found it sometime after lunch. I wandered by, acting as innocent as I could, and suggesting "Try turning your sound off" then asking "Did you install anything today? Could it be a virus?" She started getting a bit concerned and I couldn't hold a straight face any longer and ended up giving away my guilt.
The last guy never uses caps, so after waiting 2 weeks for it to happen I coerced him to press the key. He did and we had a good laugh about it.
I still have 5 more units setup and ready to go, I just have to find more victims"
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1. “All your base are belong to us.” - Zero Wing
2. “I am Error.” - Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
3. “Jill, why don’t you, the master of unlocking, take this lock pick.” - Resident Evil
4. “You were doomed as soon as you lost the ability to love.” - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. “Yo gangsta! Get ready to gang bang!” - Bust-a-Groove
6. “I feel asleep.” - Metal Gear
7. “You can't give it up! Triumph or die!” - Street Fighter Alpha 3
8. The DK Rap - Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros Melee
9. “A Winner is You!” - Pro Wrestling
10. “Shine Get!” - Super Mario Sunshine
Most of them are from before my time, but 'All your base' has become so legendary, I didn't even know it was from a game.
Source: IGN
I found a 30 second trailer for the Simpsons Movie, due out in Summer 2007. I can't imagine it would be anything other than great, but I'm sort of wondering what they're going to fill a 90 minute film with.
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The “Brief Safe” is an innovative diversion safe that can secure your cash, documents, and other small valuables from inquisitive eyes and thieving hands, both at home and when you're traveling. Items can be hidden right under their noses with these specially-designed briefs which contain a fly-accessed 4″ x 10″ secret compartment with Velcro closure and “special markings” on the lower rear portion. Leave the “Brief Safe” in plain view in your laundry basket or washing machine at home, or in your suitcase in a hotel room
Nice idea, who'd want to rumage through a shitty pair of underpants.
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