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2011-10-29 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Facebook to Build Massive Arctic Data Center

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Ya know, FYI there is also a SOUTH POLE on Planet Earth, + SSSSSHHHHHHHH an Equator???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-29 00:33|| 2011-10-29 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure the $16M subsidies had nothing to do with it.

Posted by phil_b 2011-10-29 04:42|| 2011-10-29 04:42|| Front Page Top

#3 But... but... but...

What about the ENVIRONMENT? What about all the heat pollution of all those servers? What about the power consumption of all those greedy servers?

(Personally I think drilling in ANWR would have less of an environmental impact...)

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-10-29 13:25|| 2011-10-29 13:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Good News! America has the best water-cooling company (Koolance)!

Bad News! They are near impossible to deal with, especially from abroad.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-29 14:52|| 2011-10-29 14:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, since time spent on facebook leads to the equivalent of brain frostbite, it's appropriate...

Posted by M. Murcek 2011-10-29 20:38|| 2011-10-29 20:38|| Front Page Top

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