If you save enery by having warmer data centers, but that it shortens the MTBF, is it really that big of a deal?
Let's say the hardware is rated for five years. Let's say that running it hotter than the recommended specifications shortens that to three years.
But in three years, new and more efficient hardware will probably replace it anyway because it will require, let's say, 150 watts instead of 200 watts, so the old hardware would get replaced anyway because the new hardware will cost less to run in those lost two years.
There is still this thing called "bandwidth quota" where you get overcharged to death if you go over it. As an example, say 40$/month for 50GB, then 10$ per additional GB.
And please no stupid "change ISP" comments, a lot of people aren't lucky enough to even have a choice of high-speed providers. It's either high-speed cable/DSL, or dial-up. Sometimes from the same ISP, even.
Unless they changed something, the Mac mini uses SATA internally, so you should be able to swap the two 500GB 2.5" mechanical drives for two 2.5" SSD drives.
You say that like the guy has a choice. In a lot of places, it's either cable vs dial-up or DSL vs dial-up. And in those places, they're probably the same ISP anyway.
[...] along with a two hard drives somehow stuffed into the tiny package.
What do you mean "somehow stuffed"? The Mac mini uses (and has always used) 2.5" drives. If you remove the optical drive there is enough room for two hard drives.
That's a lot of machines to try and shift bandwidth and power costs around the place.
But what if the plan is to spread out to hundreds of places? Then the total number doesn't look that high if there's only 1% of servers actually doing anything.
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If you save enery by having warmer data centers, but that it shortens the MTBF, is it really that big of a deal?
Let's say the hardware is rated for five years. Let's say that running it hotter than the recommended specifications shortens that to three years.
But in three years, new and more efficient hardware will probably replace it anyway because it will require, let's say, 150 watts instead of 200 watts, so the old hardware would get replaced anyway because the new hardware will cost less to run in those lost two years.
The headline says "simulated 520 day Mars trip", not "1040 days".
The headline title just said "520 day", I went with that.
I don't know where you live, but here months have much less than 65 days.
Even names are in high-definition these days.
There is still this thing called "bandwidth quota" where you get overcharged to death if you go over it. As an example, say 40$/month for 50GB, then 10$ per additional GB.
And please no stupid "change ISP" comments, a lot of people aren't lucky enough to even have a choice of high-speed providers. It's either high-speed cable/DSL, or dial-up. Sometimes from the same ISP, even.
The rendering of clouds in the cloud computing will stop.
With 31% chances of rain.
I meant that in a lot of areas, there is no competition at all. Not all of us live in huge cities with dozens of ISPs.
Unless they changed something, the Mac mini uses SATA internally, so you should be able to swap the two 500GB 2.5" mechanical drives for two 2.5" SSD drives.
You say that like the guy has a choice. In a lot of places, it's either cable vs dial-up or DSL vs dial-up. And in those places, they're probably the same ISP anyway.
What do you mean "somehow stuffed"? The Mac mini uses (and has always used) 2.5" drives. If you remove the optical drive there is enough room for two hard drives.
Nope, server squared! (See Simpsons Halloween Special XX).
They grind them up and feed them to new servers and then serve you zombie content with those.
That's a lot of machines to try and shift bandwidth and power costs around the place.
But what if the plan is to spread out to hundreds of places? Then the total number doesn't look that high if there's only 1% of servers actually doing anything.
Dude, if you want to prevent supercapacitors from growing in popularity you should stop finding new uses for them.
Shouldn't it generate prequels?
If car dealers can't force you to buy brand-name accessories, why should console makers be allowed to?
But still, that would mean disabling customer hardware that previously worked... It still smells like a class-action lawsuit to me.
Unauthorized as in non-Microsoft or not Microsoft approved?
If they lock out even 3rd party devices, aren't they jumping straight into "abusive monopoly" territory?
Of course. Replace something from Microsoft by something from Microsoft.
How clever of you. I guess.
Not everyone plays all the games. Especially on Slashdot, where Microsoft = teh evil, one can be expected to not have Windows or Xbox.
Invalid Whoooosh.
I don't think he'd find a job working in a SCSI chain anyway.
Everybody knows you need at least 128 people for blind audio tests.
So... you're a Borg?
They could also turn anything into a flat surface.