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How Many Google Machines, Really?
BoneThugND writes "I found this article on TNL.NET. It takes information from the S-1 Filing to reverse engineer how many machines Google has (hint: a lot more than 10,000).
'According to calculations by the IEE, in a paper about the Google cluster, a rack with 88 dual-CPU machines used to cost about $278,000. If you divide the $250 million figure from the S-1 filing by $278,000, you end up with a bit over 899 racks. Assuming that each rack holds 88 machines, you end up with 79,000 machines.'" An anonymous source claims
over 100,000.
No wonder I'm'a Googlin'
Here's what I do: Bitty Browser & Andromeda
Can you imagine a beowul.... oh.. wait..
SysWear - Geek T-shirts (UK/Europe)
1) google is so pretty and smart
2) google is worth so much money
3) google has a huge rack!!
Seriously? What is the point of this article? What next? Linus found to prefer blue ink, over black ink?
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SCO now knows how big an invoice to send Google! :-D
My rights don't need management.
With all those TFlops, no wonder Google converts units so quickly.
You mean the PigeonRank(tm) technology is a hoax?
That's right, they probably got in on the "Buy 899 Get 1 Free" Sale. So in reality they have a nice even 900 racks. Makes much more sense that way.
Well, let's count. I have two servers at home and 8 at work. They all run linux. Now, if everyone else in the world joins this thread, we can find out.
The number of machines Google uses is considered a trade secret. By attempting to determine how many machines they have, you're in violation of the DMCA. I'm calling the FBI.
42.
Google engineer reading your post: OH SHIT!
<sound of door slamming>
<sound of car engine starting>
<sound of tires squeeling away>
According to Google herself dried wood contains 15.5 MJ of energy per kg. It seems that Google consumes about 1 kg of wood per second (if they've found a way to utilize 100% of the energy, which they of course have - they're Google, after all), and that the pigeons are just there to use their wings to dry the wood!
We're on to you, Google!
in how they recycle their gigantic heat output...perhaps move data center to the windy city, open up a homeless shelter next door, and put the hot air to good use for once. They might even get a tax break on this.
Better yet, open up a nursery (plant type) next door , build a green house, and piple 25% of the heat to it. Have you guys see the price of trees lately? Google could make a killing with the "recycling" plant.
Yeah it's kind of like:
Your wife has slept with 80 other men, or was it 200?
Either way, it's not good for you.
They better have at least 10^100 machines, or they will be getting a call from my lawyers.
word.
Well, that depends on what sort of time portal they use. Now, a T1000 would probably be saturated by a time portal following the Terminator rules: one way only. But Google seems to favour Back to the Future rules, as shown by number of hits:
13,500,000 for back to the future
3,460,000 for terminator
This would make saturating a T1000 a lot easier, since you could saturate it while travelling back in time yourself, or maybe even while standing still in time. This would make Google's bandwidth infinite, as a measly T1000 would stand still. Unless it was using its own time portal to travel back in time to destroy Google, but that would create a paradox, since, as we all know, Google will become Skynet, which will create the T1000 in the first place.
What I'm trying to say is: I don't know, but I'm sure Google could do it.
More like a google engineer taking wet squelching footsteps to the door crying out,
"I'm meeeelllllttttiinnnnnggggg"
Bob.
I'm not a grammer/spelling nazi.
Obviously.
"Your phone company can't just lose a few calls you made and not bill you for them."
Wait, what's wrong with that one?
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You might also be interested to know that there are a lot of government buildings in Washington DC.
Nono, only those you have root access to. Post your pass as proof.
You almost have it right... first, a couple of hookers come to you. Then, a few hours later, they are followed by the sales director.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Hm... Google seems decidedly male to me.
1) Answers questions rapidly without offering any description of how the answer was derived? Check.
2) Works in short, fast bursts of energy and then tells you proudly it only took them .009 seconds? Check
3) Has an inability to accessorize his appearance? Check.
4) Returns 82,200,000 results when asked about porn? Check and match!
OK, it's 1-2-3-4-5 -- the same as my luggage!
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