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anonymous246
on Feb 7, 2011
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Eric Schmidt’s "5 Exabytes" Quote is a Load of Cra...
Using shitload as a unit of data: sarcasm or serious?
burgerbrain
on Feb 7, 2011
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It's not a unit, it's a magnitude or count. Used in similar situations as "a lot". It's neither 'sarcastic' nor 'serious', but rather 'casual'.
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