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Why does Google not respect pirate day?

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Why does Google not respect pirate day? Every other lame day gets a Google logo...

Arrrr, those Google scalawags don't be respectin' t' pirates. Aye, t' make a point, yer post needed t' be written in pirate speak. Arrr, back to me rum. -Anandtech mod Dr peg leg Pizza
 
Google has done pirate day before IIRC...

Whay they decorate for and don't decorate for changes every year.

(in other words, stop whining)
 
Because they be scurvy dogs,,deservin' of a keel hauling.
And thems that dies'll be the lucky ones, Bing.
ARRRRRR
 
Originally posted by: mofoe2001
I downloaded about 84TB of "info" on pirate day.
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hmm, 84TB huh?
You must have one massive storage server rack. Not to mention an insanely capable internet line, like commercial fiber maybe?
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: mofoe2001
I downloaded about 84TB of "info" on pirate day.
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hmm, 84TB huh?
You must have one massive storage server rack. Not to mention an insanely capable internet line, like commercial fiber maybe?
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I thought exactly the same thing as it works out at 1GB/s for 24hours. You can get a 1+GB/s internet connection, so I give him/her the benefit of doubt.

As you mentioned, you would also need a sh*t load of storage capacity.

Edit: You can get 1+Gb/s internet connection not 1+GB/s as I stated above.
 
Originally posted by: daw123
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: mofoe2001
I downloaded about 84TB of "info" on pirate day.
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hmm, 84TB huh?
You must have one massive storage server rack. Not to mention an insanely capable internet line, like commercial fiber maybe?
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I thought exactly the same thing as it works out at 1GB/s for 24hours. You can get a 1+GB/s internet connection, so I give him/her the benefit of doubt.

As you mentioned, you would also need a sh*t load of storage capacity.
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How common is a 1GBps internet connection?

Not to doubt your understanding, but I do know a lot of people confuse internet connection numbers. For instance, Verizon has a 100mbps fiber connection (FIOS). Note the lower case. I see you had uppercase, so I expect you understand, or didn't understand the connection.
For instance, a 100MBps connection would actually be 800mbps (megabits vs megabytes).

The internet connection would need to be 8gbps, or 8000mbps. Or 80 times faster than a 100mbps internet connection.

(if you understood this and used that correctly, I meant nothing by a wrongful assumption. It was for those who don't understand. Even in my CCNA program, I had people who got this confused. (never got the CCNA. before I was finished I decided not to try to get certified and dropped it as a career prospect. Looking back into that side of business, especially if I can get a Signal branch career in the Army.)

edit:
looking for rated line use, that kind of network capacity would be OC-192, which is capable of over 9000mbit/s (!!!! :laugh🙂
This type of line, and the lesser fiber links (OC-96, OC-48), are backbone links. Commercial links used as the backbone for ISPs, or as links to large server farms, for hosting companies and the like).
Not going to see that going to somebody's house. 😛 That kind of link is going to be hundreds of thousands of dollars per month I imagine, cannot find the actual prices without doing business estimates. It appears OC-3 lines are costing around 20k/month, and those are only rated 155mbps. Yes, you can get a private personal line from Verizon around 100mbps for what, around $100, $150/month? But that is shared and all kinds of issues when it comes to business use, aka no reselling that bandwidth. Having bandwidth you can use any way you choose is a whole different ballgame.
 
Originally posted by: daw123
Oh ah heck, I mis-read the webpage. You're right its Gigabits not bytes per second.

Edit. Here are the two webpages:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/26/127205
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=43560

I was getting all excited then. Mind you even 1-2.5Gb/s is not shabby.
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no not at all. 😛
I'd love to have a connection like that.

Hell, I'm ecstatic when I can have files moving at around 16-20mbps here on campus, sometimes even able to reach 50-60mbps. 🙂

That's the issue we're always going to have here in the U.S. ... far slower internet connections when compared to Europe and Japan. Land size and population density change things considerably. When you have smaller countries, they have less distance for massive backbones to be installed, and thus permits a larger install base of insane personal internet lines.

We won't see common 1gbps lines here stateside for those prices for a long time I'm afraid. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: quackerww
Why does Google not respect pirate day? Every other lame day gets a Google logo...
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Because pirate's are gay.

Think about it. Boat, all men, girls are a death wish, bad luck, if aboard. Big foofoo hats and clothes, on the ocean for days on end, and have a speech problem.

I think Jonny Depp had it spot on as far as they acted back then, all foofoo like. The only pirate's thar be is butt pirates on the open sea, and correct me if Im wrong but isnt there gay pride parades, that be true pirate day.
 
Originally posted by: funboy6942
Originally posted by: quackerww
Why does Google not respect pirate day? Every other lame day gets a Google logo...
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Because pirate's are gay.

Think about it. Boat, all men, girls are a death wish, bad luck, if aboard. Big foofoo hats and clothes, on the ocean for days on end, and have a speech problem.

I think Jonny Depp had it spot on as far as they acted back then, all foofoo like. The only pirate's thar be is butt pirates on the open sea, and correct me if Im wrong but isnt there gay pride parades, that be true pirate day.
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And?
 
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