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6 Jun 2018, 05:12 PM | #1 | |
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Microsoft sinks data centre off Orkney
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7 Jun 2018, 06:21 AM | #2 |
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It is interesting that they believe it will be more reliable. It seems like this sort of thing is a perfect use for AI technology that could potentially figure out how to reconfigure systems on the fly in order to keep a sealed unit like this working despite the inevitable failure of components, etc.
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I knew cooling is a problem, but it looks like a new way to trash our oceans. But now let's wait 5 years for this project to finish. Maybe the computers will suffer other problems there, which they didn't think of...
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