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  1. UroTrash

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    #1 UroTrash, Jun 17, 2005
    Can anybody tell me in layman's terms, how big eBays computer(s) is (are)?

    I mean, do they have a computer the size of a room, or does it take up the space of 5 football fields?

    Is it in one place, or do they have big (or little) servers all over?

    any guess of how much memory they have?

    Anybody know what kind or brand they use?

    Just curious.
     
  2. BWS550

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    JUST CURIOUS........ANY PATIENTS TO SEE TODAY??
     
  3. David_S

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    #3 David_S, Jun 17, 2005
    Actually, they run it like the SETI project - when you first visit Ebay.com it sneaks a trojan onto your computer. From that time on, YOUR computer acts as the server for any auction categories you happen to search on :)
     
  4. UroTrash

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    #4 UroTrash, Jun 17, 2005

    It was a total blur today!

    I can only remember some guy with an earache.
     
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    O, BTW, GOT A 9 AM ENT DR TOMORROW, THANKS............
     
  6. UroTrash

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    #6 UroTrash, Jun 17, 2005

    ENT on Saturday, very good!
     
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    #8 Sfumato, Jun 17, 2005
    WHAT? I CAN"T HEAR.... ;)
     
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  13. UroTrash

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  14. Sfumato

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    #14 Sfumato, Jun 17, 2005
    Man-bewbs and all...
     
  15. UroTrash

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    #15 UroTrash, Jun 17, 2005

    Man! That's like getting the second pic of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker, nice work!
     
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    Whoa, nice find!
     
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    #18 el Carnicero, Jun 18, 2005
    What was wrong with his ear? He couldn't pee out of it, right? Or maybe the guy with the earache was you.
     
  19. UroTrash

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    #19 UroTrash, Jun 18, 2005
    That reminds me of the story of the Korean Urologist and the patient with the hearing aid, too long for this poor typist unfortunately...
     
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    #20 wax, Jun 18, 2005
    Add Gentry to the mix and I'll bet that story involves One Ton Soup.
     
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