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Minecraft vanilla 4KB HDD, with read/write heads

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Re: Minecraft vanilla 4KB HDD, with read/write heads

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Was there a particular need to model the World Trade Center towers with a plane flying at them? Is that part of the functionality of the hard drive?

It's there to show scale. Like when people put a penny next to an object in a photograph.

That's like saying "Oh that cardboard cut out of Adolf Hitler? Yeah that's just for scale." Yes, indeed it is - but there's probably more to it than that. I'll go out on a limb and say due to the presence of My Little Pony that this person has a weird interpretation of what's considered appropriate.

On topic: This hard drive is incredibly impressive, and it's fascinating to see how the density changes between a 1K HDD and a 4k HDD.

Re: Minecraft vanilla 4KB HDD, with read/write heads

#17
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's there to show scale. Like when people put a penny next to an object in a photograph.

That's like saying "Oh that cardboard cut out of Adolf Hitler? Yeah that's just for scale." Yes, indeed it is - but there's probably more to it than that. I'll go out on a limb and say due to the presence of My Little Pony that this person has a weird interpretation of what's considered appropriate. On topic: This hard drive is incredibly impressive, and it's fascinating to see how the density changes between a 1K HD…

> this person has a weird interpretation of what's considered appropriate.

Assuming that it's a single person? The use of "our" in the description (as well as the fact that they've got an online map in the last picture!) suggests that this is on a shared server.

Re: Minecraft vanilla 4KB HDD, with read/write heads

#18
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably by being young and not having to waste it on bullshit things like earning money to buy food and shelter.

Or he spends a lot of time on a hobby after work just like plenty of other reasonable and self-supporting people do?

Or he spends a lot of time on a hobby after work just like plenty of other reasonable and self-supporting people [without kids] do?

Re: Minecraft vanilla 4KB HDD, with read/write heads

#19
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's there to show scale. Like when people put a penny next to an object in a photograph.

That's like saying "Oh that cardboard cut out of Adolf Hitler? Yeah that's just for scale." Yes, indeed it is - but there's probably more to it than that. I'll go out on a limb and say due to the presence of My Little Pony that this person has a weird interpretation of what's considered appropriate. On topic: This hard drive is incredibly impressive, and it's fascinating to see how the density changes between a 1K HD…

I was being facetious :)
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