Daily Archives: July 10, 2013

Things Only A Mom Can Teach, Part 2

My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done – if you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning. My mother taught me religion – you better pray that will come out of the … Continue reading

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5D optical storage

Five-dimensional glass memory can store 360TB per disc, rugged enough to outlive the human race Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have succeeded in creating five-dimensional (5D), ultra-high-density storage on standard silica glass discs that, unlike DVDs … Continue reading

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Glass memory

Five-dimensional glass memory can store 360TB per disc, rugged enough to outlive the human race Scientists at the University of Southampton in the UK have succeeded in creating five-dimensional (5D), ultra-high-density storage on standard silica glass discs that, unlike DVDs … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (July 10th): 1509: Birthdays: Protestant theologian John Calvin. 1723: Birthdays: British judge William Blackstone. 1778: Louis XVI declared war on Great Britain. 1834: Birthdays: Painter James Whistler. 1839: Birthdays: German brewer Adolphus Busch. 1856: Birthdays: Inventor Nikola … Continue reading

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