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more about #finland more comments → superberg: I've always wondered why all IT departments don't all do this. Why not just channel the heat of the server room into the rest of the building? The cos... more » elementary: Am I the only one who DIDN'T wonder why a cathedral has a huge data center? more » Mayor McRib: I am the primary heat source of my house. I run on pizza and Big Red. My homes thermostat is pegged at 68 and the neighbors leave their windows open i... more » OMG! Ponies!: Lord, Please bless our server farm with speed and reliability. Please protect our data from the evils of corruption for Lo! though we doth make ta... more » Voyou_Charmant: "which will use its overheating servers to warm 500 homes joined by a series of tubes." There, I fixed it. more » Hello Mister Walrus: "Any company that's ever boasted of its green credentials can shove it in the coal burner, after hearing about Helsinki's Uspenski Cathedral's data ce... more » elementary: I'm fairly certain my Wife's laptop is the primary heat source in my place. That and the cat. If they're both on my lap I tend to combust. more » wingbatwu: a network of pipes or a series of tubes? more » balls187: First Point: Helsinki is awesome. Second Point: This is awesome. Third Point: Not sure I'd want a 40-50% income tax to pay for this stuff (I think tha... more » MushyHeirloom: As a New Hampshire resident cursed with choosing between Comcast's "service" and FairPoint's "speed" (I have 1.5 megabit DSL now), and who lives withi... more » commentotron: Looks like the Fins get a decent ROI for their tax dollar. Helps when you're not ass-deep in Kerblamostan lookin' for the guy who killed yer daddy and... more » jayteemo: creating new "legal rights" is just another way for government to take control of something under the guise of giving the people more freedom. more » psych0fred: Finland's population is half the size of the city of Los Angeles. To give you an idea, the state of Maryland has about the same population as Finland.... more » svgjjc: Who cares about how Finland pays for broadband anyway? Nothing's free. All I want from the government is more of my tax money back so I can buy what ... more » puffnstuff: So what if it comes out of their taxes. Americans pay taxes too and where the hell does that money go to? I still pay healthcare, I still have to pay ... more » -
#servers
500 Helsinki Homes to be Heated by Cathedral's Underground Servers
Any company that's ever boasted of its green credentials can shove it in the coal burner, after hearing about Helsinki's Uspenski Cathedral's data center, which will use its overheating servers to warm 500 homes joined by a network of pipes. More » -
#broadband
And the Award for First Country to Establish Broadband as a Legal Right Goes To...
Finland! Not only they have great universal health care—including dental—great public daycare, and great public education at all levels, but now they also got broadband as a legal right provided to every citizen. And not any crappy broadband. More » -
#furniture
Finnish Chair Has One Priority: Your Balls
See this chair? It is designed with the comfort of your genitals in mind. Don't believe me? Just listen to a no-nonsense Finn describe its advantages over close ups of comfy, comfy balls. More » -
