They are limited to 20 "self-consistent" databases, with which to form a single "self-consistent datascape" that tracks industry performance. ("The only splits I'm interested in are the ones with bananas in them".)

Tasseography, on the other hand, is not limited by the teabaggers keeping score.

As long as we have abandoned mine shaft space-available, I say the more mellifluous muezzins, the merrier.

ISuppli is mistaken (par for the course though). Inventory is already low, and it seems no DRAM manufacturers are planning on ramping up production as they are currently enjoying the high prices while they sell off their inventory. Sadly, I predict that those treating DRAM like a commodity will only hold back technological progress and end up shooting themselves in the foot (again- see 2003 and 2006- notice each time there was a shortage, memory makers lost billions afterwards).

Keep in mind that memory demand was held back by 32-bit XP stagnating these past few years. With more consumers adopting 64-bit OSes, and thus able to use larger capacities, memory will be in much higher demand than they were previously.

"This is of course assuming that the world does not end in 2012 or that we do not transform our consciousness to another level that does not require DRAM any longer."
LOL