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<p>Rudead: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1737<br /> | date = September 23, 2016<br /> | title = Datacenter Scale<br /> | image = datacenter_scale.png<br /> | titletext = Asimov's Cosmic AC was created by linking all datacenters through hyperspace, which explains a lot. It didn't reverse entropy--it just discarded the universe when it reached end-of-life and ordered a new one.<br /> }}<br /> {{incomplete|No details}}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic references how, as data requirements expand, companies rarely use more specific, but time costly choices when working with data centers, and use more expensive but faster solutions. This comic takes this to the extreme with whole buildings even being destroyed for simple flaws.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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