The more data centers are built, the more power is consumed. The
more power is consumed, the more people rely on that power. The
more we rely on the grid, the more chance there is, perhaps,
that something will go wrong. The more we become reliant on the
cloud, such a calamity will annoy more people who are desperate
to, um, watch Netflix or stare at Instagram. Microsoft doesn't
want to risk taking any verbal dung from you on such matters, so
it announced today that it is building a data center powered by,
well, waste matter. Yes, your Microsoft cloud uploads could soon
be powered by your own personal downloads. Microsoft's pilot
project is in Wyoming, where men are men and restrooms are
redundant. At the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility in
Cheyenne, Microsoft believes it can capture "natural bi-products
like biogas directly from wastewater treatment plants,
agricultural farms, fuel refineries, and waste landfill sites,
etc." The company is confident that it can enjoy the successful
collection, treatment,