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A Look At Google's Newest Data Center 75

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @10:11AM from the hey-google-gimme-a-tour dept.

miller60 writes "Google doesn't allow the public inside its secret data centers. But a recent groundbreaking event at the company's new South Carolina data center provided glimpses of the exterior of the facility, which shows a design that has evolved since Google's Oregon data center made front page news. A new feature: an open, lighted area resembling a parking deck (containers?). Still missing: moats filled with sharks with friggin' laser beams on their head."

Man Builds 60-foot Tower to Get Highspeed Access 348

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 03, 2006 @07:41PM from the overcoming-obstacles dept.

Matt Russell writes "A church was blocking the only high speed signal in town, so he decided he needed to go higher. This is the story of one man's quest to build a 60-foot reception tower in his yard and retire his modem once and for all." From the article: "Well, if you want to have a tower, you need to find one. Buying a new tower is not a good idea, since there are plenty of used ones. In my case, I was in need of a tower that was at least 50', which would cost around $1,000 USD for a new one. The way I searched was pretty simple. I spread the word around town that I was looking for one, and I drove around to see if there was a house with an old TV tower or something like that. If a 30' tower would be enough for you, go to a small town and look for TV tower. If you find one that looks to be in good shape, just go knock on the door and ask if you can buy it. At least 90% of people don't use them anymore, so it's a good place to start! "

Comment Re:Transparent Aluminum? (Score 1) 361

by GUNTHER on Monday January 28, 2002 @02:06PM (#2914594) Attached to: Transparent Concrete

They didn't give the transparent aluminium technology so that they could use it on the ship, they gave it as payment for the plexiglass that was used. They didn't have any 20th century cash. So it made perfect sense.

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