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minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 days agoMicrosoft and Google both prototyped it. FWIW, they didn’t take it to production once the data was collected. IIRC, cooling worked fine if placed in the right place with circulation, but maintenance and part replacement was a major issue.
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-29 days ago maintenance and part replacement was a major issue That was my first thought: who’s going to be the underwater IT guy? Edit: as an interesting coincidence, I just interviewed an engineer today who has rescue diver on his resume with 16 years of diving experience
Microsoft and Google both prototyped it. FWIW, they didn’t take it to production once the data was collected.
IIRC, cooling worked fine if placed in the right place with circulation, but maintenance and part replacement was a major issue.
That was my first thought: who’s going to be the underwater IT guy?
Edit: as an interesting coincidence, I just interviewed an engineer today who has rescue diver on his resume with 16 years of diving experience
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