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  • Fred Quimby
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2004
    • 5430
    #1

    Wal-Mart has 460 terabytes of customer data.

    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...siness/2899305

    the article states that:

    "Wal-Mart has 460 terabytes of data stored on mainframes. The Internet has less than half as much data, according to experts."

    Some how, I doubt there is less than 230 TB of storage on the net.
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    • Bob Saget
      So Fucking Banned
      • Nov 2004
      • 312
      #2
      "The Internet Archive Wayback Machine contains approximately 1 petabyte of data"

      Source: Archive.org

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        • Fred Quimby
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2004
          • 5430
          #3
          Originally posted by Bob Saget
          "The Internet Archive Wayback Machine contains approximately 1 petabyte of data"

          Source: Archive.org
          I was just looking there.

          thanks

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            • Thurbs
              The Thrilla in Manila
              • Sep 2004
              • 4785
              #4
              scary. i loved that Southpark Walmart episode because it kills towns.

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                • volante
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 2940
                  #5
                  "We didn't know in the past that strawberry Pop-Tarts increase in sales, like seven times their normal sales rate, ahead of a hurricane," Dillman said. "And the pre-hurricane top-selling item was beer."
                  Nice to know that Floridians facing a hurricane still have priorities

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                    • infecto
                      Confirmed User
                      • May 2003
                      • 1697
                      #6
                      Hell yeah beer before hurricanes! Everyone has a hurricane party or at least we do here in SC.

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                        • KRL
                          Entrepreneur
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 31429
                          #7
                          I've been watching CNBC's Inside Wal-Mart report for the last few hours.

                          This company's infrastructure is the most elaborate I've ever seen. They have it all nailed down.

                          The only computer network larger is the Pentagon's.

                          They have it wired so that every single transaction goes into the main database within 15 minutes.

                          Vendors can monitor product inventory and sales in real time through this network as well.
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                            • NinjaSteve
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Dec 2003
                              • 11089
                              #8
                              Do they sell their customer information off? Or do they buy it and then take over the town.
                              ...

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                                • KRL
                                  Entrepreneur
                                  • Oct 2002
                                  • 31429
                                  #9
                                  Interesting stat. At any one time Wal-Mart has 5,000 lawsuits against the company it is dealing with.

                                  Wow.

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                                    • Doctor Dre
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                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 51692
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by KRL
                                      Interesting stat. At any one time Wal-Mart has 5,000 lawsuits against the company it is dealing with.

                                      Wow.

                                      5000 !?! HOW THE FUCK DO THEY MAKE IT OUT
                                      Originally posted by rayadp05
                                      I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                        • Shoehorn!
                                          Die With Your Boots On
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 22872
                                          #11

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                                            • Doctor Dre
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 51692
                                              #12
                                              They also sell frozen steak on the internet

                                              http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...est=9999999997
                                              Originally posted by rayadp05
                                              I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                                • KRL
                                                  Entrepreneur
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 31429
                                                  #13
                                                  Wal-Mart has over 1.5 Million employees.

                                                  The annual turnover rate is 44%.

                                                  So it has to hire 600,000 new employees each year just to sustain the 44% that quit each year.



                                                  I guess those smilie faces aren't what they appear.
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                                                    • Nasty
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                      • 1575
                                                      #14
                                                      I was at walmart with my brother a few weeks ago, he is an attorney, he made a purchase and they asked him for his drivers license before they would process his credit card.

                                                      He told the cashier that they are not allowed to ask for an id with a credit card and refused to produce his, the manager came over and things started getting nasty, they were yelling at each other.

                                                      He told the manager to read their merchant account tos to see what it says about asking for an id, the manager whispered in my brothers ear that this is walmart and we dont give a shit about the cc companies tos, we were then escorted from the store

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                                                        • Jeff aka NIGHTfall
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                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                          • 5162
                                                          #15
                                                          uh... and why didnt your brother just show his ID? refusing to show id just makes you look like you are tyring to pull shit.

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                                                            • Steen2
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                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                              • 7662
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Nasty
                                                              I was at walmart with my brother a few weeks ago, he is an attorney, he made a purchase and they asked him for his drivers license before they would process his credit card.

                                                              He told the cashier that they are not allowed to ask for an id with a credit card and refused to produce his, the manager came over and things started getting nasty, they were yelling at each other.

                                                              He told the manager to read their merchant account tos to see what it says about asking for an id, the manager whispered in my brothers ear that this is walmart and we dont give a shit about the cc companies tos, we were then escorted from the store
                                                              Your bro seems like one of those guys who just wants to cause shit

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                                                                • beemk
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                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                  • 20829
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Nasty
                                                                  I was at walmart with my brother a few weeks ago, he is an attorney, he made a purchase and they asked him for his drivers license before they would process his credit card.

                                                                  He told the cashier that they are not allowed to ask for an id with a credit card and refused to produce his, the manager came over and things started getting nasty, they were yelling at each other.

                                                                  He told the manager to read their merchant account tos to see what it says about asking for an id, the manager whispered in my brothers ear that this is walmart and we dont give a shit about the cc companies tos, we were then escorted from the store
                                                                  is it like that in every state? why did he have to get hard, is it that diffacult to get your id out?
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                                                                    • bringer
                                                                      i have man boobies
                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                      • 13082
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by KRL
                                                                      Wal-Mart has over 1.5 Million employees.

                                                                      The annual turnover rate is 44%.

                                                                      So it has to hire 600,000 new employees each year just to sustain the 44% that quit each year.



                                                                      I guess those smilie faces aren't what they appear.
                                                                      the 56% that stay are probably the disabled greeters who dont realize they are in a deadend job
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                                                                        • Nasty
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                                          • 1575
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Jeff aka NIGHTfall
                                                                          uh... and why didnt your brother just show his ID? refusing to show id just makes you look like you are tyring to pull shit.
                                                                          He's a lawyer, who knows, he does that type of shit all the time, I hate going anyplace with him, he said legally they cant ask

                                                                          I have never been asked anywhere but walmart, my kids use my cards all the time, they dont have an id that matches the name on the card

                                                                          He told me the reason they cant ask and it made sense at the time but I cant remember

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                                                                            • emthree
                                                                              Dialer Kingpin
                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                              • 10816
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Wow, I would love to see who's sitting ontop of that hill

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                                                                                • BRISK
                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                                                  • 12240
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Jeff aka NIGHTfall
                                                                                  uh... and why didnt your brother just show his ID? refusing to show id just makes you look like you are tyring to pull shit.
                                                                                  If he doesn't have to, then why should he?
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                                                                                  I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                                                                    • bringer
                                                                                      i have man boobies
                                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                                      • 13082
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by BRISK
                                                                                      If he doesn't have to, then why should he?
                                                                                      probably because walmart attracts scammers which cost them tons of money each year
                                                                                      where else can you buy $500 worth of stuff wearing a beater and no shoes?
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                                                                                        • BRISK
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                                          • 12240
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by Fred Quimby
                                                                                          http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...siness/2899305

                                                                                          the article states that:

                                                                                          "Wal-Mart has 460 terabytes of data stored on mainframes. The Internet has less than half as much data, according to experts."
                                                                                          What "experts" are these?
                                                                                          I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
                                                                                          I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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                                                                                            • Bob Saget
                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                              • Nov 2004
                                                                                              • 312
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by BRISK
                                                                                              What "experts" are these?
                                                                                              probably they were not experts.

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                                                                                                • nofx
                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                                                  • 16826
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  fuck the waltons

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                                                                                                    • Bob Saget
                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                      • Nov 2004
                                                                                                      • 312
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by KRL


                                                                                                      They have it wired so that every single transaction goes into the main database within 15 minutes.
                                                                                                      Haha, I can make within 15 minutes a system that works even faster

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                                                                                                        • Fake Nick
                                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                                                          • 7708
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by Fred Quimby
                                                                                                          http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...siness/2899305

                                                                                                          the article states that:

                                                                                                          "Wal-Mart has 460 terabytes of data stored on mainframes. The Internet has less than half as much data, according to experts."

                                                                                                          Some how, I doubt there is less than 230 TB of storage on the net.

                                                                                                          duh! CUSTOMER DATE

                                                                                                          the internet has only HALF the customer data WAL- Mart has


                                                                                                          jeez, is is that hard to follow serious stuff ?? you should consider getting a job there ......

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                                                                                                            • bizmak
                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                              • Apr 2004
                                                                                                              • 10014
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              people will kill for that kind of user data

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                                                                                                                • Jace
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                                                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                                                  • 35562
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by bringer
                                                                                                                  probably because walmart attracts scammers which cost them tons of money each year
                                                                                                                  where else can you buy $500 worth of stuff wearing a beater and no shoes?

                                                                                                                  yup, when I was 18 i stole a credit card and tried to use it at walmart.....

                                                                                                                  and you wonder why they ask for id?

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                                                                                                                    • webmaster x
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                                                                                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                      • 4400
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by thurbs
                                                                                                                      scary. i loved that Southpark Walmart episode because it kills towns.
                                                                                                                      i've seen it too. funny stuff.
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