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The 100 Degree Data Center

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-take-off-all-your-clothes dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system by sakdoctor · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  2. I for one... by JFlex · · Score: 5, Funny

    welcome our new sweaty sysadmins.

    1. Re:I for one... by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sweatier sysadmins.

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      Reviewing just the first hour of video games.
  3. Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system by Owlyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My belief, as an American, is that if I have to start understanding the metric system, then the terrorists have won." -- Dave Barry

  4. Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system by Quothz · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system by trold · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  6. Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

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    Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
  7. Sweaty sysadmins by clarkn0va · · Score: 4, Funny

    I for one welcome our new sweaty sysadmins.

    What are you going to do with the old ones?

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