me and dblll (whom i still suspect may have multiple accounts, regardless of UID)
With nasty shit like that you wonder why you get downmodded?
You owe me an apology.
Of course I do not think you have the integrity to do it.
In practice, most enterprise-class devices will use somewhere between 65-80% of their max PSU rating under load
Where on earth did you get that from? Also why assume stuff is running at full capacity 24/7/365 anyway? I've got some stuff that's fully CPU bound for weeks at a time (geophysical software), but even then it adds up to only about 1/8 of a year. Other places with less time sensitive stuff can queue things up and get 100% usage out of the resources they have but it's not common outside of specific fields.
the point is the same; even if the server only used 200W
With respect, basing a precise number on a wild guess (eg. $13k vs $10k or $1k) is pointless numerology even if it is a common bad habit.
In general terms you have a point but in specifics you are probably out an order of magnitude or two, especially in terms of little servers that probably draw under 100W while fully CPU bound despite having a 500W rated power supply.
Or do you mean jobs in real life? Because nobody says that in real life and keeps their jobs.
Really? "In The Loop"/"The Thick of It" is just about a documentary of how some people speak in some offices, let alone the shop floor or out in the yard.
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.