A $90 hard drive becomes the punchline for how much knowledge can be compressed
doodlestein · x · 2026-07-28
- The post jokes that the sum of human knowledge and expertise can be condensed into something that fits on a $90 hard drive.
- It adds that if you lost everything else, this would still get you far for the basics and beyond in most fields.
- The attached image turns the joke into a visual comparison, showing a hard drive and a model/repository size screenshot side by side.
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