Re: usps.gov

[Carl Malamud <xxxx@media.org>]

On Jul 11, 2008, at 12:55 PM, Aaron Swartz wrote:

> > Well, we can do it two ways ... instead of an invoice (which lets  
> > you call
> > it cost of goods sold), you might want to make it a tax  
> > writeoff ... up to
> > you.
>
> I'm advised that since I don't itemize it should be an invoice.

i'll get that to you shortly .

> > > > i'll let you know when the data arrives.  (IRS called also and  
> > > > they are
> > > > processing my order for 1500 DVDs. )
> > >
> > > Yow! 1500? I had no idea it was so much. Looking forward to that.
> >
> > Yup.  I'm investigating jukeboxes.  we may also need a windows box  
> > since at
> > least
> > two years are only available in their "alchemy" format.
>
> I can't imagine each DVD is full, but even if it is, that's only like
> 10TB (=$1500), right? I guess it might be hard to fit that many drives
> in a machine...
>
> Should I put them on archive.org?

I can do it.  I can't bulk download back out of archive.org.  I'd  
rather be the point of origination, and it really isn't going to be  
that big a deal to process.  (EDGAR was the same quantity, but it was  
ibm cartridge tapes.)