Originally Posted By: Virtual1
There's an article running on /. right now

A link would have been nice. mad

Anyway... after searching a bit, it seems slashdot has batted this topic around before:
  1. Changes in HDD Sector Usage After 30 Years -- Mar 24, 2006

  2. HDD Manufacturers Moving To 4096-Byte Sectors -- Dec 28, 2009

  3. Linux Not Quite Ready For New 4K-Sector Drives -- Feb 14, 2010