James Gregory wrote: > Yes and no. Having backups of backups of backups etc is a nice idea, but > I'm positing that it's not sustainable since there's only a finite (but > probably unbounded) amount of storage space available in the world.
OK as a Physicist I understand what a finite unbounded universe means (like the surface of a sphere or a torus) but what the hell does unbounded mean in the context of storage space? :-) Mike -- Michael Lake Chemistry, Materials & Forensic Science, UTS Ph: 9514 1724 Fx: 9514 1460 UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
