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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by teachrdan on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @04:04PM (#17250590)
Desalination isn't a bad idea, but it does produce large quantities of waste brine, among other things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Environmental
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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by naravara on Thursday June 07, 2018 @11:56AM (#17257003)
>but it does produce large quantities of waste brine, among other things

So combination data center, desalinization plant, and pickle factory then?

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