The Sum Total of the World's Knowledge: 250 Exabytes 168
arkenian writes "The BBC reports on an article in Science about scientists who calculate that the sum of all the world's stored data is 250 exabytes. Perhaps more interestingly, the total amount of data broadcast is 2 zettabytes (1000 exabytes) annually. In theory this means that the sum of the world's knowledge is broadcast 8 times a year, but I bet mostly that's just a lot of American Idol reruns."
Something I'd like to know is... (Score:4, Funny)
How much of that is pornographic "knowledge"?
In conclusion (Score:0, Funny)
250 exabytes ought to be enough for anybody (and everybody).
Re:Something I'd like to know is... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Stored Data" does not equal "Knowledge" (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"Stored Data" does not equal "Knowledge" (Score:5, Funny)
Nice way to conflate terms for a sensational headline. What a bogus metric. A good chunk of that "stored data" is junk. Probably most of it. Not to mention duplication. (Duplication? I told you not to mention duplication :-)
Sorry, i'm just increasing world's knowledge database at the moment.
Zero-sum game (Score:3, Funny)
Re:And a lot of it is free (Score:4, Funny)
How many Library of Congresses is that? I just have no perspective without it being expressed in LOC units.