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Was Thomas Edison Right about DC Power?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the menlo-park-mysteries dept.

Declan McCullagh writes "Everyone knows the alternating vs. direct current wars ended with Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. But now DC power is being seriously considered for data centers. DC advocates say that plugging servers into AC power is inefficient, and switching to DC cuts down on waste heat and component failure. The University of Florida has even bought 200 DC servers."

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  1. Re:That settles it. by SinGunner · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    So this will be my last ever response to a troll, as it has become obvious that there's really no fighting the stupidity the internet allows.

    I would simply like to point out that, when insulting someone, it is best to do so in a manner that will actually affect them. Insulting my school, which I already said I was not proud of, is ineffective. Insulting my syntax/grammar/spelling in an online forum (notably a source of colloquial to sub-colloquial language) is also ineffective. At best, from what I've given you, you could insult my insult. Go to town.