jwzMar 8

How much water do the data centres use? It's a secret.

Do you want Immortan Joes? Because this is how you get Immortan Joes. Roanoke gets its drinking water from Carvins Cove Reservoir. The locals tried to find out just how much water Google would be...
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Show threadMichael GemarMar 8
@jwz @Npars01 Why the fuck aren’t their cooling systems closed loops?
Show threadGrassroots JoeMar 8

@michaelgemar @jwz @Npars01

It's expensive to cool the water after the water cools the hardware in order to use it to cool the hardware again?

Show threadHelge
@joeinwynnewood @michaelgemar @jwz @[email protected] Water is easier to cool down than a circuit board, as it can be looped through thin pipes to radiate away heat for free-ish. Or squished through a heatpump exchanger for cheap.
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