Re: Max Size Datafile in 10g

From: Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:23:31 GMT
Message-ID: <7tP1d.26949$XP3.1427@edtnps84>

Noons wrote:

> Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message
> news:<MPD1d.25689$XP3.5269_at_edtnps84>...
>

>> However, for proper national security, I'm sure you'll agree that a
>> year's worth of full motion video surveillance (2GB/hour [2^32] * 8760
>> hours/year
>> [2^13]) for each of the 8 billion [2^34] individuals is required - giving
>> [a
>> baseline requirement of of 2^79 bytes.
>> 
>> And then look at  http://pages.prodigy.net/jhonig/bignum/qaearth.html

>
> Hehehe! Typical CIA: they'd need to store more data than there
> are atoms in the earth! And they *still* can't find Osama.
> The total IS greater than the sum of the parts...

Note quite. I note that 2^79 is about 6.04e+23

However, Osama being able to hide is now in a mole-hole is now definintely understood! <groan> Received on Tue Sep 14 2004 - 23:23:31 CDT