Save time: Why Clever (YC S12) adds yet another timestamp to our analytics data (medium.com) 22 points by schimmy_changa 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] schimmy_changa 8y ago ↗ Calculation for 24 copies of the Library of Alexandria (LOA):100,000 (moderate number) scrolls * 10,000 words per scroll * 6 bytes per word = 6 GBCost of a GB today = ~ 7 cents (again using Matthew Komorowski’s data)Cost of a sandwich: ~ $10Number of LOAs / sandwich = 10 / (6 * 0.07) ~ 24Source for LOA: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gre...
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 9.8 ms ] thread100,000 (moderate number) scrolls * 10,000 words per scroll * 6 bytes per word = 6 GB
Cost of a GB today = ~ 7 cents (again using Matthew Komorowski’s data)
Cost of a sandwich: ~ $10
Number of LOAs / sandwich = 10 / (6 * 0.07) ~ 24
Source for LOA: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gre...