We suggest using living spiders as cooling devices for data centers (2020)
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May 29, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (7 comments)
jazz9k
We need more jobs. Just use people.
srean
SIG Bovik ?
dweinus
Ah, so this is The Web I have been hearing so much about!
ninju
Nope...just nope!
jjkaczor
... well, that would guarantee I never take a gig in one of those data centers...
chuckadams
Do you WANT AI cyborg spider overlords? Because that’s how you get AI cyborg spider overlords.
perilunar
I visited a piggery once. The smell was intense, but what amazed me was that the ceilings of the sheds were completely covered in spider webs, so thick that you could barely see the metal ceiling. So… if they want bugs to feed the spiders, I suggest filling the data centres with pig shit. Shit in, slop out!