tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1660729479689887126..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Hafnium!Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86461186103628400672014-03-09T15:02:21.666-04:002014-03-09T15:02:21.666-04:00I once thought a terabyte HD was impossible to fil...I once thought a terabyte HD was impossible to fill.<br /><br />Then Nikon and Canon bumped up the ante' with 12, 16, 24, and 36 megapixel DSLR cameras.<br /><br />Even at my current D300 12 megapixel rate, my RAW files can consume vast amounts of HD space, forcing me to exercise some discipline in culling files. <br /><br />I can only imagine what the 36 megapixel D800 would do for storage space after a weekend shooting wildlife, outdoor scenes, etc. <br /><br />I know Oleg is using dedicated fileserver hardware, and I've started to do the same. Then there's video... Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27950643489424937952014-03-09T11:12:21.316-04:002014-03-09T11:12:21.316-04:00I have never, in all my computer owning, filled a ...I have never, in all my computer owning, filled a hard drive. I've have 'em a bit over half-full a few times.<br /><br /> It's not discipline so much as avoidance: I've always stayed very close to the knee of the price-per-byte curve, buying the largest drive I could afford. --And no games. I know myself for an addict and learned it when "computer" was something large in the basement of the maths building.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61265535581329003112014-03-08T20:31:11.177-05:002014-03-08T20:31:11.177-05:00This is the first time I've encountered the wo...This is the first time I've encountered the word "terabecquerel." Then again, I've led a sheltered life. (I knew "becquerel" had replaced "curie," but I never think in terms of big numbers: my terabyte-sized hard drive seems immeasurably large, but five years down the road I'll be screaming for more space.)CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86850551099056079222014-03-08T07:43:45.663-05:002014-03-08T07:43:45.663-05:00I'm of two minds, myself.I'm of two minds, myself.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.com