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Facebook Data Centre Uses As Much Power As The Entire County It’s In
Data centres are power-hungry, and Facebook’s Oregon centre in Crook County is no exception, using 28MW. While that’s fairly standard, it has doubled the power use of the county.
Bored Hunters In Oregon Regularly Shooting Down Google’s Fibres
When there’s no deer or quail or whatever it is hunters shoot up in The Dalles around, bored gunmen have been playing target practice with the insulators on Google’s electricity distribution poles. It’s so problematic Google’s moving their fibres underground.
Fourth Dimensional Video Will Loosen Your Grip On Reality
The whole 3D thing is like so early 2010, right? Video artist Don Whitaker has already moved on, using a software script to convert ocean footage into what he imagines a 4th-dimensional perspective might be. Sober viewing is encouraged.
A Beer Fit For Google: Gigabit IPA
Google’s bringing fibre to a special city – whichever city can prove its worth. Portland just threw down some heat by creating its own beer, “Gigabit IPA”. It goes up for a taste-test tomorrow. Will it woo the Goog? [Taplister]
Garmin Has New Toys For Outdoors Types
Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the bush. Walking. Bushwalking, I guess you’d call it. But back in those days, all you had was a map and compass and maybe – if you were lucky – some skill in using the two. These days, there are gadgets like the new Garmin Dakota and Oregon 550 to help you work out which way is north…
Garmin Oregon Handheld GPS Line Gets 3.2 Megapixel Camera, Geotagging
Garmin’s 550 and 550t upgrade to the Oregon handheld GPS lineup add a few new features for outdoorsy types—a 3.2 megapixel camera with geotagging, a 3-axis compass and a enhanced sunlight readable touchscreen.
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