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mike_hock | on: White Rabbit – sub-nanosecond synchronization for large distributed systems
That means you get a free clock cycle every 2-3 hours on top of a mountain compared to sea level!
brookst | parent
Datacenters in spaaaace!
Gravityloss | root | parent
But they travel at 8 km/s so actually that cancels benefits? EDIT: checked, not enough to cancel them completely.
pwndByDeath | root | parent
I wonder I'd that's the math for the ludicrous space data center ideas "floating" around...
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