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How Long Will It Take For Gmail To Reach 10GB Of Storage?

sheltron — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:33:01 +0000

Did you notice that last year the rate of increase on the Gmail homepage slowed considerably?

In fact, the current rate increases storage by just 4 bytes per second with is only 345.6 Kb per day. Equivalent to one unoptimised photo from your digital camera.

So how long will it take for online storage to grow from today’s 7.3GB to 10GB?

4 bytes per second growth
7438.721503: Current MB
7438721503: Current bytes
10000: Target MB
10000000000: Target bytes
2561278497: Shortfall in bytes
640319624.3: Seconds to get there
7411.106762: Days
20.30440209: Years

20 more years until Gmail online storage grows to 10GB!

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We Have AA Batteries, C Batteries, D Batteries, But Where Are The B Batteries?

sheltron — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:00:13 +0000

I thought the answer would be interesting.

But it isn’t. It’s boring.

Read it for yourself on Wikipedia if you don’t believe me.

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4 Reasons Why The Internet Hasn’t Made TV Redundant Yet (And Never Will)

sheltron — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:30:34 +0000

What will happen

The internet will take an ever increasing share of advertising expenditure
The quality of TV programming may reduce because of less advertising dollars sponsoring development
The audience will continue to fragment between an ever increasing number of channels

But TV won’t become redundant.

Why?

4 Reasons Why The Internet Hasn’t Made TV Redundant Yet (And Never Will)

1. Watching TV Requires Less Equipment

To watch TV you just need 3 things: a TV, a remote control and some potato chips.

To watch videos on the internet you need keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, computer (or a laptop with all this build in), internet connection, desk (or a lap).

2. You Can Sit On The Couch When You Watch TV

That is more comfortable and more social than sitting on an office chair in the spare room.

And TV’s are big.

Who has a TV that is smaller than their computer monitor?

No one, that’s who.

3. TV Content Is Always Playing

Just change the channel to change the content. One press of a button is all you need. The channels are running 24 hours a day, you don’t have to click the “Play” button.

For videos on the internet you have the additional hassle of searching for them. Exhausting.

And then you have to click the “Play” button!

And then you have the added hassle of wading through all the garbage before you find something funny. At least on TV another human has deemed the content of interest to most people, with YouTube videos you’ll get all sorts of pointless shit in your face. It feels like your life is draining away.

4. TV Demands Your Attention Right Now Because Of The Schedule

If you don’t watch the TV show now, you’ll miss it. (Yes, yes, I’ve heard of TiVo, but most of the time a show is interesting enough to sit and watch it right now, but not valuable enough to actually bother to record it)

Videos on the internet are there forever, there’s no hurry.

Do you agree? Do you disagree?

Add your comments below, don’t just sit there like a passive vegetable, speak up!

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Why Isn’t The Opposite of “Fiction” “Faction”?

sheltron — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:55 +0000

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A Mobile Phone For Phone Calls And Text Messages – No Other Features Please!

sheltron — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:00:27 +0000

That’s all my dad wants in a cellphone.

Just 2 functions:

1. Phone Calls

Huge “Dial” and “Hang Up” buttons
Huge characters on screen so he can see his address book

2. Text Messages

A mind reading interface would be good here because the current system with “every key makes 3 letters” nor a QWERTY keyboard are going to help

So when is the cellphone manufacturers going to start taking away features rather than adding more on?

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Bicycle Running Costs: How Much Does Your Bike Cost To Run Per Kilometre?

sheltron — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:00:26 +0000

I have 2 bikes: a road bike that I used for triathlons in 2008/2009, and a mountain bike for commuting (with road slicks).

Road Bike Costs (3 years)

Initial purchase (second hand): $600
Initial upgrades: $600
Servicing, tyres, cables, brakes, innertubes, puncture kits: $460
Residual cost: -$400
Total Costs: $1200

Kilometres travelled:

9 months x 100km/week = 4,000 km

Cost per kilometre:

$1200/4000 = 30.0c/km

Mountain Bike Costs (6 years)

Initial purchase (new): $500
Lights, night gear: $300
Tyres: $80 x 6 = $480
Innertubes, puncture kits: $10 x 16 = $160
Servicing, cables, brakes: $400
Residual cost: -$100
Total: $1440

Kilometres travelled:

3 years commuting = 50 weeks x 4 days/week x 15km/day = 3000km
3 years casual = 150 weeks x 5 days/week x 6km/day = 4000km
Total: 7000km

Cost per kilometre:

$1440/7000 = 20.6c/km

Conclusion

The bicycle running costs overall are $2640/11,000 = 24c per kilometre

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I’d Like The Challenging Of Losing 100kg, But I’m Too Lazy To Put On 100kg First

sheltron — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:00:53 +0000

I quite enjoyed the first season of The Biggest Loser (but didn’t bother watching subsequent seasons).

I’m quite a competitive person and I would really like to do a challenge like losing 100kg of weight.

If I could snap my fingers and become 186kg, I’d do it right now.

But the thought of all that work of over-eating and under-exercising for 6 months to get there?

No way.

I’m too lazy for that.

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How Does Insulation In Your Roof Keep You Warm In Winter And Cool In Summer?

sheltron — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:04 +0000

This doesn’t make sense to me.

Is it magic?

I just got the ceiling of my house re-insulated this week so I asked Sam at InsulationPlus how it works.

This is how he explained it to me:

On a hot summers day, the air in your ceiling gets very hot and if your layer of insulation (eg PinkBatts) is thin or has gaps, that hot air gets pushed down into your living areas, making your house hot. On a cold winters day, the air in your ceiling is cold so when your insulation is thin or has gaps, the warm air from your living area gets sucked up into the ceiling cavity.

So it seems to me that air doesn’t like to have hot and cold patches it likes to be an even temperature in whatever space it occupies.

A lot like my wife actually.

P.S. Thank you to the New Zealand Government for the EECA “Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority” EnergyWise programme, through which we got $2381.56 of ceiling & underfloor insulation for just $952.62.

Booo-ya!

And thanks to the team at InsulationPlus Limited, Tauranga:

Sam who did the initial inspection and will be coming back in the next few days for the final sign-off. Really nice guy who explained my options clearly. A real pro.
The 3 guys who did the actual installation on the day (can’t remember their names sorry). They worked fast, finished ahead of schedule, and performed a top quality job
And especially to Bob, the owner, who rang us several times to make sure everything was going smoothly. Amazing service.

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What To Do With Free Post Envelopes

sheltron — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:00:27 +0000

Even thought most of my household bills come as pdf’s via email these days (Genesis Energy, Vodafone Internet), some still come via snail mail (Telecom phone line, Kiwibank MasterCard).

Those snail mail bills often come with a freepost envelope included.

Next time I get one, I’m going to:

Cross out the address on the front
Write my brothers address on it instead
And put a post-it note inside that just says “Cher!”

What are you going to do with your next freepost envelope?

Write a letter to your aunty perhaps? Or to yourself so you can time how long the letter takes to arrive?

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How Come The Price of Pizza Has Been The Same For 15 Years, When Everything Else Has Doubled Or Tripled In Price?

sheltron — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:00:45 +0000

I guess they are only “regular” size rather than “family” size.

But still, $4.90 for each pizza?

Wow.

That is less than I was paying 15 years ago.

Surely I can’t even buy the same quantity of cheese that’s on top, for cheaper than that from the supermarket?

How much has the price of petrol, milk, flour, salt, bacon, chicken… EVERYTHING gone up by in the last 15 years?

Double?

Triple?

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