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Thursday 13 March 2008, 11:00 AM
IT news - the Thursday quirkies
There were over 400 new items in my feed reader this morning. I've now read them all. I feel queasy. But here are the best ones.
1. The number of bits stored on the planet is now greater than the number of stars in the universe, and next year it'll be more than 60 percent larger again.
2. The Spirit of Knoxville IV balloon finally hit the sea at around 7pm yesterday, some 300 miles west of Ireland. Splendid effort. But if it had made it into UK airspace, it would have had to turn itself off to comply with Ofcom's radio regulations. Not cool.
3. Electronic ventriloquism
1. The number of bits stored on the planet is now greater than the number of stars in the universe, and next year it'll be more than 60 percent larger again.
2. The Spirit of Knoxville IV balloon finally hit the sea at around 7pm yesterday, some 300 miles west of Ireland. Splendid effort. But if it had made it into UK airspace, it would have had to turn itself off to comply with Ofcom's radio regulations. Not cool.
3. Electronic ventriloquism
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