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An apparently overlooked aspect of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, is the inclusion of a small quartz disc whose format is expected to scale to something like 2
by pasbesoin 9y ago
An apparently overlooked aspect of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, is the inclusion of a small quartz disc whose format is expected to scale to something like 260 TB (360?, I forget). And that has a lifespan claimed to potentially extend into the billion plus year range.
I don't know about that exact disc/format, but if we and as we are finally able to stably write at such capacities... (whatever technologies end up being used to do so).
We're going to run into another "640KB should be enough for anyone", unless we are forward thinking with regard to potential storage format capacities.
(And if you think no one will ever be able to consume that much data and detail, just think of all the modeling that will be done and the data behind that. Think of the data being put out by CERN and not just how it will expand but also how people will want to explore lower significance hints, corner cases, and who knows what. Etc.)