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I guarantee your data center has a north, south, east and west. I'm willing to bet that the north, south, east and west of your data center are the same as the north, south, east and west of the office I'm sitting in!


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addaon11/20/2024

> I guarantee your data center has a north, south, east and west.

Difficulty: Poster runs Santa Claus's data center.

Cpoll11/22/2024

> I'm willing to bet that the north, south, east and west of your data center are the same as the north, south, east and west of the office I'm sitting in!

Not really. Magnetic declination is a thing. And besides, unless we're standing in the same place, my "north" is not your "north." If you want to fight me on that I'll meet you one degree due north.