The amount of digitally stored information in the world as of May 2009 [1] is in the order of 2^71. There&#x27;s no way a single process in a Linux distro will live long enough to read 2^80 bytes for the foreseeable future.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;2009&#x2F;may&#x2F;18&#x2F;digital-content-expansion" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;2009&#x2F;may&#x2F;18&#x2F;digital-cont...</a>