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The 100 Degree Data Center
miller60 writes "Are you ready for the 100-degree data center? Rackable Systems has introduced a new enclosure that it says can run high-density racks safely in environments as hot as 104 degrees (40 degrees C), offering customers the option of saving energy in their data center. Most data centers operate in a range between 68 and 74 degrees. Raising the thermostat can lower the power bill, allowing data centers to use less power for cooling. But higher temperatures can be less forgiving in the event of a cooling failure, and not likely to be welcomed by employees working in the data center."
Agreed. Stupid sumary.
I had this image of shimmering heat, rising steam, and burning barrels inside a post apocalyptic data center.
It wasn't until line 2 that my image was ruined.
You care about the metric system, but can't even be bothered to spell correctly.
"...But higher temperatures can be less forgiving in the event of a cooling failure, and not likely to be welcomed by employees working in the data center."
Not welcome? That all depends, on if I can relocate my Data Center to a topless beach in Miami. Sure beats the current scenery, and the dress code would likely change.
Of course, the fact that you probably don't want to see your average IT person running around topless wearing a thong is another matter entirely...
welcome our new sweaty sysadmins.
Oops, sorry, you're 0-2.
I do gotta say, I LOVE spring time in Dallas. :D
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this is an American site
And merka is a christian nation dagnubbit. Ya'll should be usin de proper bible units of cubits and hogs heads.
That would work great until the moisture buildup from the water kills all the electronic equipment in the room. ;)
Dad, is that you?
Blimey, people are so negative. Someone once said that if you have a good idea, don't worry about people trying to steal it: you'll have to ram it down their throats.
Stick Men
How about completely immersing the entire data center in oil? You may need some sort of SCUBA gear to to server maintenance though.
You care about the metric system, but can't even be bothered to punctuate correctly.
Fixed that for you.
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
Data center is hot, racks are cool. Hot contents of racks make data center hot. Computer not like 100 degree heat, computer fail
"My belief, as an American, is that if I have to start understanding the metric system, then the terrorists have won." -- Dave Barry
You care about the metric system, but can't even be bothered to punctuate correctly. Fixed that for you.
You care about punctuation but can't even be bothered to punctuate correctly.
You've helped maintain the old Internet tradition: All grammar flames contain at least one grammatical error. You should never separate a compound predicate from its subject with a comma.
What kind of backup do you need? ...
0 K = DAMN COLD!
10 K = DAMN COLD!
20 K = DAMN COLD!
30 K = DAMN COLD!
40 K = DAMN COLD!
50 K = DAMN COLD!
200K = Pee freezes before hitting the ground
400K = Pee evaporates before hitting the ground
"Twice as hot" only makes sense in a scientific context. It is akin to saying that one computer is twice as blue as another.
Neither Celsius nor Fahrenheit are intuitive to me.
373.15 - Water boils at 1 atmosphere
310 - Very hot
300 - Hot
290 - Nice
280 - Chilly
273.15 - Water freezes at 1 atmosphere
0 - absolute zero! how easy is that.
Kelvin ftw chumps!
Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
373.15 - Water boils at 1 atmosphere 310 - Very hot 300 - Hot 290 - Nice 280 - Chilly 273.15 - Water freezes at 1 atmosphere 0 - absolute zero! how easy is that.
'xactly. These trolls try to go anti-US with their fancy metric system then they fuck it up with Centigrade. Try plugging centigrade temperatures into the ideal gas law and lemme know how it goes. ;)
I like Celcius. It maps very well to the range of habitable temperatures that a human is likely to experience. I realize Freezing Water is in the best place. 30 is (about) as hot as it gets normally, -30 is about as cold as it gets normally, and anything outside that range is sure to be obnoxious and waxing uninhabitable. I care about how hot it needs to be to boil water (even if that changes depending on altitude), or how many gram-degrees-Celcius are in your calorie(What? Are you talking about specific heat capacity here??), or anything like that.
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Sew their!
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No, it would be +10 deciTrolls.
I for one welcome our new sweaty sysadmins.
What are you going to do with the old ones?
I am literally 3000 tokens away from the chaotic crossbow --Stephen
If you roast meat, you may use a meat thermometer so you won't get food poisoning.
Yeah, and it has little F's on the side. I take my meat out when I have 165 of them.
After all, I am strangely colored.
OK, but at -40F, spit goes "clink" too. Now I'm really confused!
What was once true, is no longer so
My wife can tell the difference. At 71F it is "freezing" and at 73F it is "boiling."
I wish I was lying.