I think the US LoCos would benefit from having their own servers, even if all
they do is mirror the EU ones. I would think that if we mirror theirs, they
would at least consider reciprocating.
I see a few options. A myriad plethora of options, really.
Top of the list would of course have to be funding a network of server farms
through grants, preferably of the research variety. I have a number of ideas
concerning this, which I am hesitant to push out for perusal blindly due to
their in no small part proprietary nature. Since this approach involves the
cost being no object, it is of course my favorite.
There are some other funding options, the nature of which involve concerns
similar to those above, but again have the advantage of requiring only
insignificant financial outlay.
A third option would be to use donated servers.
A fourth would be to solicit donation or at least use of existing clusters. In
csae you are wondering, I have several in mind, such as the 'stone soup
supercomputer.' I know that allegedly officially this cluster has been taken
offline, I can't help but suspect someone may be interested in recreating it,
as long as the servers are shaken up at someone else's house, or, preferably,
as funded above, a warehouse.
Lastly, I can't help but think a consensual ghostnet of local swap files may
work well as a server network until new machines and warehouse space is
obtained.
Also the Alaska LoCo needs a new mentor.
Feel free to email me on this.
Also, I know some of you may be intimidated by the complicated and potentially
dangerous and unpopular nature of grant writing. Let me just say we have
trained professionals who have already assembled the guides and sample
proposals. Only the names need to be changed.
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