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Robb

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11. As the technical hurdles to storing information melt away, expect more of this.

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:49 PM

Jan 2013

"Save it all, we'll look through it later."

I suggested one time to a former boss that we go through and delete duplicate files on our server. He said he would spend more money paying anyone to do that than he would just buying more server space.

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Everything you've ever tweeted: The Library of Congress says it's amassed about 170 Billion Tweets [View all] Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 OP

Now your inane bullshit can live forever, in the LoC Scootaloo Jan 2013 #1

"...the technical challenges of making such a massive archive available to researchers." Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #2

Yes! geomon666 Jan 2013 #3

Genealogy 100 years from now will be interesting. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #4

Finally! Jamastiene Jan 2013 #5

Very interesting intaglio Jan 2013 #6

kick for morning. Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #7

why. i can understand keeping interesting stuff but most of it is inane loli phabay Jan 2013 #8

The Library of Congress HappyMe Jan 2013 #9

Cross-referenced, linked, and all tied back to Honey Boo Boo... Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #12

Unfortunately true. HappyMe Jan 2013 #13

I have never tweeted. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #10

As the technical hurdles to storing information melt away, expect more of this. Robb Jan 2013 #11