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Doran
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From: The Gideon Unit
|  Posted: 2013-02-17 12:11
[10:35] should replace them with server elephants
[10:35] would be funny for a day
[10:35] Good luck finding a server big enough to house one
[10:35] you'd give them an actual house-sized area to be in
[10:36] yes, but will one elephant be enough for Firefall?
[10:36] one server elephant is equal to 192.3 server hamsters
[10:36] but Red5 employs many, many more server hamsters
[10:37] would need approximately 15.7 server elephants to power the servers
[10:40] Elephants on average weigh about 6,000 kg, hamsters, about 30-40ish grams
[10:40] thus, 16 server elephants would require enormously more resources than the equivilant number of server hamsters
[10:41] server elephants last longer though, and they won't forget teachings easily
[10:41] less maintenance, less replacing
[10:41] all they do is run on a wheel
[10:41] what is there to teach?
[10:41] how to run on a wheel
[10:41] every animal instinctually knows how to run on a wheel
[10:42] not every animal
[10:42] that's a big lie
[10:42] waterbears can't run on wheels
[10:42] can they even run?
[10:42] waterbears are not animals.
[10:42] snakes can't run on wheels
[10:42] they can slither, but they can't run
[10:43] Any four-legged animal knows how to run on a wheel.
[10:43] :3
[10:43] not any
[10:43] Also, you changed your argument
[10:45] I still believe that 15.7 server elephants would be more efficient
[10:45] except by weighing more, they require more food, water, and other resources
[10:45] making them less efficient
[10:46] On top of this, acquiring replacement elephants costs enormously more than acquiring replacement hamsters
[10:46] but the problem is that you'd have to be replacing hamsters more than elephant
[10:46] elephants*
[10:46] for every 1 elephant you replace a year, you're probably replacing a few hundred hamsters
[10:47] and they would still be cheaper
[10:47] elephants are expensive
[10:48] depends how you get them
[10:48] You could set up your own breeding program and have your own local 'supply' of elephants
[10:48] and thats assuming that California state law/US Federal law even allows it.
[10:48] this is such a silly argument
[10:48] I'm sad no one else jumped in
[10:49] the problem with locally sourced elephants is that it takes many years to set up, and you still have to acquire the initial breeding stock.
[10:49] Hanachi: It's so silly that it's difficult to come up with a good way to jump in without ruining it 
[10:49] Nanaki: A sizeable investment for a future drop in price
[10:49] In the long run it would be more cost-efficient
[10:49] Not if Firefall is already ancient and forgotten by the time it ripens.
[10:50] Who says it's only for Firefall?
[10:50] You could expand the business of server elephants worldwide
[10:50] and you still havent tackled the Federal/State law issue
[10:50] >:3
[10:50] Psssh
[10:50] Who says they need to know
[10:51] How exactly are you going to smuggle elephants?
[10:51] very carefully
[10:51] magic
[10:51] A problem with server elephants is that Nankai would be out of a job, and you'd need to hire mice to scare the elephants and compel them to run.
[10:51] Well, welcome to the Firefall IRC new people. The place to discuss server elephants
[10:51] lol
[10:51] You then need to consider the costs related to caring for the mice, such as food, water, and protection from Nankai.
[10:51] Who says we need mice?
[10:52] We can simply use projectors and sound files
[10:52] Server Elephants ftw!
[10:52] In the long run that may be cheaper, but the costs of the mice would be drastically less than the costs of projectors and their power requirements.
[10:52] server elephants are the future
[10:53] don't ignore it, embrace it
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Ignorance
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| Posted: 2013-02-17 14:27
lolwut?
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From: Dres-Kona
| Posted: 2013-02-17 20:39
My only question is how did that even start
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From: the land of silent watchers
| Posted: 2013-02-18 09:26
i am ok with this.
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Talien
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From: Michigan
| Posted: 2013-02-18 10:04
Just think of how much money you'd make in selling the Ivory after your server Elephants die.
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Sheraton*XO*
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From: Keel Mountains
| Posted: 2013-02-18 22:44
I find this topic to be a profound discussion of meaningless nothings. It is a truely meaningful and importantly irrelevant conversation.
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Ignorance
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| Posted: 2013-02-19 07:34
Are you planning to power your servers with 15.4 elephants? O.o
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Forger of Destiny
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| Posted: 2013-02-19 10:30
these are the DarkSpace servers! we need OVER 9000 elephants for powering them!
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