[Cialug] Tips for a green(er) data center

[Paul Gray]

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kristau wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>  Or use the waste heat from the servers for something practical like
>>  supplementing the water heater or producing moonshine.
> 
> In our new server room design, we intend to redirect the server room
> heat out to our warehouse/production floor to supplement the heating.

We use the bits dropped by our router as a salt substitute to clear our
roads.  We have ample supplies, and a lot less surface rust on our
vehicles.  The longer bits (from our 10Mbit links) tend to puncture
tires every once in a while, though.

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