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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I love Skyrim. I really do. But my problem with Skyrim is (and I totally realize this is my own doing), is I have purchased it so many many times… Xbox360 (x3)

    Xbox One (x2)

    Steam (x3)

    Switch

    PS4 (regular and VR)

    PS5 (I think this might have been a special edition)

    And I’m not even counting the DLCs

    Now these all weren’t just for me or so I could have a copy at my girlfriends house so not sure that would count. But I’d be scared to count how much money I’ve thrown at Todd.
















  • Two main problems with data centers. Power and cooling. In space the power is doable. The cooling is a major pain in the ass and always has been. There are only three ways to get rid of heat. Conduction, convection, and radiation. The first two don’t work because of the vacuum thing. The third is horribly inefficient. Just look at the ISS and the giant fins that only dumps about 70 kW of waste heat through radiator “wings” that weigh several tons. A single rack in a high density compute rack can generate 100kW by itself.

    So yeah given the expensive and how inefficient it is, it’s a terrible idea.

    Edit: I’m a system architect so dealing with data center heat is something I’m familiar with.