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Obligatory Tom7 reference: [Harder Drive: Hard drives we didn't want or need](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJSW7Rprio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJSW7

Obligatory Tom7 reference: [Harder Drive: Hard drives we didn't want or need](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJSW7Rprio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJSW7Rprio) He stores data in ICMP ping packets, but also Tetris board states, among others. If you are not familiar with Tom7, let this be an introduction to a heavyweight whimsical internet nerd

EvanAnderson 10mo ago
Tom7 is a gem. Anything by Tom7 is worth your time. Always.
leoc 10mo ago
38:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLpbhsE72I&t=2317s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLpbhsE72I&t=2317s in Jay Forrester's "The Design Environment and Innovations of Project Whirlwind" talk ( https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102703082/search/keyword:X6116.2011/ https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/10270308... ): > There was a desperate search for better memory. We seriously considered. at one stage. renting a television microwave link from Boston to Buffalo and back so that one could store something like 3,000 bits in the 3 milliseconds of round-trip transit time. Though I'm not sure why they wouldn't have just used a delay line for that task: that form of memory was already in use in computers, as discussed by Forrester himself from 11:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLpbhsE72I&t=675s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZLpbhsE72I&t=675s .
cbm-vic-20 10mo ago
"Tetris is an inventory-management survival-horror game."
ozozozd 10mo ago
Came to comments only to mention/upvote this and add engagement so everyone knows about the GOAT that Tom7 is.