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Spud, potato powered web server (d116.com)
27 points by jacquesm on Oct 17, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments



good job. had to read it all :)

  > It has been heavily optimized for speed, in order to get
  > the response time below TCP's default retransmission timeout.


I always see internet news about how Google is trying to save expenses and be better for the environment by reducing electricity use and increasing efficiency.

This guy has obviously taken things a step further.


Imagine powering a google datacenter from potatoes :)

Check out potato #3.


Someone get this man to a Whole Foods, stat!


Interesting, but it is now a single AAA battery-powered server ... which appears to be down!


For six years, even!




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