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Re:When It Comes to Facebook Scale, You Can Throw Out the Ru... by aristus on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @01:33PM (#8362817)
Fourteen-foot-high racks? In earthquake country? I guess that's cheaper than a reinforced second floor + HVAC etc. But what the eff?
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Re:When It Comes to Facebook Scale, You Can Throw Out the Ru... by jedberg on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @05:16PM (#8364199)
No biggie when they're bolted to the floor. :)

Also, cost of land trumps safety apparently.

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