The Alaska Server

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AnimalMuppet•about 4 hours ago

"Alaska" servers. "Alaska Arctic Power".

From a company in Mexico.

I mean, they may be perfectly good servers. Well, if it stood for a decade before failing, it's not just. I'm just having trouble seeing past the glaring naming non sequitur.

ThePinion•about 3 hours ago

As an Alaskan I am both confused and amused.

esseph•about 2 hours ago

Former Alaskan, very disappointed after skimming the first part of the article.

goodmythical•about 1 hour ago

Allow me to introduce everyone to my favorite thing that isn't an artichoke and isn't from Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Artichoke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

stackghost•about 1 hour ago

"Alaska" carries reasonably strong connotations of ruggedness and durability, and probably the arctic associations are also beneficial if you want to sell a server advertised as "running cool", or whatever. It's just marketing.

It's no different than Toyota manufacturing Tacoma trucks in Mexico, Hyundai making the Santa Fe in South Korea, or Boston Pizza and Swiss Chalet existing despite being Canadian companies and having nothing to do with either Boston or Switzerland.

The Alaska Server

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