Comments on: Get Particular!

Get Particular!

Evstar — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:18:03 -0800

Get Perpendicular! (flash, sound, crossdressing bits)
Hitachi introduces their new magnetic storage tech in this groovy 'toon.

By: Evstar

Evstar — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:28:04 -0800

Oh yeah, Pepsi blue and all that. Fuck y'all, I'm rich! just kidding

By: Tubes

Tubes — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:38:35 -0800

That's fun! Surprisingly so for a corporate production. And the tech described is neato too. Good post.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:40:44 -0800

Hm, actually, that was cool. A significant advance in data storage presented as Schoolhouse Rock.

By: gurple

gurple — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:56:20 -0800

Corporate Shi-- ah, hell, I don't have the heart. That was too awesome. Sort of Tron (with its personified bits) meets Schoolhouse Rock. orthogonality should have something to say about this.

By: DaShiv

DaShiv — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:07:31 -0800

Dammit, why do we always wind up waiting for his entrance?

By: yodelingisfun

yodelingisfun — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:10:18 -0800

Fun and I learned me something new! woot

By: euphorb

euphorb — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:37:15 -0800

Thanks Professor Cyclops Disk!

By: VulcanMike

VulcanMike — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:45:07 -0800

How awesome. So here's what I see for the next episode. We send the Schoolhouse Rock Bill for a Hitachi Chip Queer Eye-style makeover! With a disco dancing bill, the government will be revolutionized!!!

By: gren

gren — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:56:53 -0800

direct swf link...I dunno...

By: Lush

Lush — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:59:34 -0800

I'm surprised that I really enjoyed that. A lot!

By: ontic

ontic — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:41:42 -0800

I don't get it. If "flipping" has to do with something's magnetic poles changing places after being crowded together, how does being perpendicular matter? I get how it makes more space, but I don't get how it is supposed to prevent data-loss.

By: willnot

willnot — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:50:30 -0800

ontic - if going to a perpendicular orientation creates more space, then you don't need to crowd them together as tightly to put more in, so you've sort of answered your own question.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:10:33 -0800

When they're squashed, don't they align with each other? If they're perpendicular then they won't align; they can't.

By: furtive

furtive — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:03:51 -0800

Saw this on Pookzilla's blog first.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:47:49 -0800

I could swear that towards the end I heard him say "Get on my dicular".

By: Evstar

Evstar — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:05:19 -0800

I'm so sorry I didn't check there first, furtive.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:06:25 -0800

Apparently, you're rich AND lazy.

By: McBain

McBain — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:15:53 -0800

I considered posting this, but was sure the response would be "Corporate ads are lousy FPP's".

By: buriednexttoyou

buriednexttoyou — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 06:51:04 -0800

That was great

By: adamrice

adamrice — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 07:33:20 -0800

How do you know those are crossdressing bits and not girl bits?

By: jmccorm

jmccorm — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:42:51 -0800

I got perpendicular just watching it!

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:11:56 -0800

Corporate ads are lousy FPPs.

By: squirrel

squirrel — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:37:31 -0800

10x capacity increase on small hard drives sounds good to me, but the Schoolhouse Rock tribute/thievery sucked.

By: riffola

riffola — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:18:34 -0800

I'm dancin'! I'm dancin'!