The culprit? A loud sound emitted from a fire alarm. How loud was it? Loud enough to destroy the hard drives in the data center.
And so theory becomes reality.
Loud noise, bad for man and machine.
Thanks to Maxx Klaxon for the link.
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Not very good, apparently, as the Missoulian reports that noise from a Bitcoin data center is disturbing neighbors. Surely it can’t be that loud, can it? Yes, yes it can. According to the data centers exasperated neighbors, it sounds feels like you are “sitting on a tarmac when a jet engine is winding up to take off, but the plane never leaves.”
And so we learn about the unintended consequences of chasing a dollar bitcoin.
June 24, 2017 Design, Disorderly Sound, Noise Pollution, Peace and Quiet, Quality of Life 0 Read more >
