RVN โ Day 30: The fire at the Almere datacenter ๐ฅ
Why we are pausing the Illusory Progress series today
We were in the middle of a good series, but sometimes something happens in the real world that so clearly demonstrates the core problem that we need to address it immediately.
The Narrative
โThere was a fire in a datacenter in Almere. Unfortunate, but it will be resolved soon.โ
The Reality
Layer 1: Extreme Vulnerability
One fire in one building immediately takes down numerous websites, webshops, payment systems, and government portals.
Layer 2: Massive Resource Consumption
Datacenters consume enormous amounts of electricity (equivalent to a medium-sized city) and millions of liters of water per day for cooling.
Layer 3: Concentration of Power
Most large datacenters in the Netherlands and Europe are controlled by a small number of (mostly American) hyperscalers. We have outsourced our critical digital infrastructure.
Layer 4: Single Point of Failure
The Netherlands is small and densely populated. If a few large datacenters go down at the same time, a large part of our digital life can collapse.
Layer 5: Who Pays the Bill?
The costs and risks are ultimately passed on to citizens and businesses.
The OIM Solution: Decentralized Nodes
Instead of putting everything in one vulnerable, energy-guzzling building, we are building a network of small, independent nodes.
A node can be a small server (Raspberry Pi, mini-PC, or even an old laptop) running at someoneโs home or small office.
Power consumption: A typical node uses only 5 to 30 watts โ comparable to an energy-saving light bulb. Tens of thousands of nodes together use far less energy than one large datacenter.
Redundancy: If one node fails (fire, power outage, internet issue), all other nodes continue to work. Information is distributed and copied multiple times.
Verifiability: Thanks to hashes, everyone can check whether the information is authentic, no matter where it comes from.
This is resilience instead of fragility. This is real sustainability instead of the illusion of it.
You may have noticed that our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new Nexus Quick Post tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/nl/nexus-quick-post
Question to you
Do we want a digital system that collapses from one fire, or a system that becomes stronger the more people participate?
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**RVN โ Day 30: The fire at the Almere datacenter** ๐ฅ
**Why we are pausing the *Illusory Progress* series today**
We were in the middle of a good series, but sometimes something happens in the real world that so clearly demonstrates the core problem that we need to address it immediately.
**The Narrative**
โThere was a fire in a datacenter in Almere. Unfortunate, but it will be resolved soon.โ
**The Reality**
**Layer 1: Extreme Vulnerability**
One fire in one building immediately takes down numerous websites, webshops, payment systems, and government portals.
**Layer 2: Massive Resource Consumption**
Datacenters consume enormous amounts of electricity (equivalent to a medium-sized city) and millions of liters of water per day for cooling.
**Layer 3: Concentration of Power**
Most large datacenters in the Netherlands and Europe are controlled by a small number of (mostly American) hyperscalers. We have outsourced our critical digital infrastructure.
**Layer 4: Single Point of Failure**
The Netherlands is small and densely populated. If a few large datacenters go down at the same time, a large part of our digital life can collapse.
**Layer 5: Who Pays the Bill?**
The costs and risks are ultimately passed on to citizens and businesses.
**The OIM Solution: Decentralized Nodes**
Instead of putting everything in one vulnerable, energy-guzzling building, we are building a **network of small, independent nodes**.
- A node can be a small server (Raspberry Pi, mini-PC, or even an old laptop) running at someoneโs home or small office.
- **Power consumption**: A typical node uses only 5 to 30 watts โ comparable to an energy-saving light bulb. Tens of thousands of nodes together use far less energy than one large datacenter.
- **Redundancy**: If one node fails (fire, power outage, internet issue), all other nodes continue to work. Information is distributed and copied multiple times.
- **Verifiability**: Thanks to hashes, everyone can check whether the information is authentic, no matter where it comes from.
This is resilience instead of fragility. This is real sustainability instead of the illusion of it.
***
You may have noticed that our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new **Nexus Quick Post** tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/nl/nexus-quick-post
**Question to you**
Do we want a digital system that collapses from one fire, or a system that becomes stronger the more people participate?
#Datacenter #Almere #Centralization #Decentralization #Nodes #Redundancy #OpenInternetManifest
***
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