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Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

There's clearly something going on with the Swiss and hot water: first "extreme jacuzzi-ing" on top of Mont Blanc, and now they're going to use waste energy kicked out by servers to warm a swimming pool. It's a simple concept: take the heat from the server room air-conditioners at a new data center, and direct it through heat exchangers to the water in the town pool. The town, Uitikon, will get a hot pool and all they had to pay for was some of the connecting gear since the heat would otherwise have been vented. Cool! ... or rather, hot! Darn eco-friendly too. [Sydney Morning Herald]

5:57 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,451 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: Great idea! Especially considering the new mobile Data Center trend using ISBU modules (shipping containers). The ISBU Association reports that Sun Micro, RACK, Verari, Microsoft, even Dell and IBM are making mobile Data Centers using shipping containers. Just add a swimming more »

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This Heated Keyboard is the Best Thing Since the Heated Mouse

If you're anything like me, you'd have poor circulation and really cold hands even when it's 75 degrees outside. Don't feel sorry for me, because I'm going to order this heated keyboard. More »

4:30 PM on Wed May 23 2007
By Jason Chen
2,003 views, 12 comments