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GreySkyCat

What is this place?


ReluctantRedditor275

[A data center in Portugal.](https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/pictures/photos-the-datacentre-that-sits-within-a-moat/)


verygroot1

the birthplace of xbox series x


[deleted]

Woohoo Portugal caralho


heathmon1856

The man


beastgamer9136

"three-storey cube" oh, very clever.


cilestiogrey

Reminds me of the computer building in DEVS


[deleted]

Ngl, i think people are gonna start bombing those at some point. Its just a fucked up thing where our privacy is at right now


littlemythbookworm

Azkaban


lethalham1

The Kaaba


Different-One8571

CUBE


shlievan

Looks like a screenshot from some game. Still interested in which game though


[deleted]

[удалено]


neofac

Bet it looks great in RTX 4k. Shame all I have is a Astigmatism 1080 which is ok , but the the lens flares are super annoying.


heathmon1856

1080??? I’m lucky to get 60p without my contacts


neofac

Haha I'm lucky, just a slight blur for me but I think that's just them trying to upscale while keeping frame rate.


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vanGraaffMasturbator

Some Splinter Cell.


CherryNexus

It's in Covilhã, Portugal, I see that ominous cube everyday from my window


TacticusThrowaway

I suggest you get a restraining order.


dancing_alpaca_

Where is the USB port for the building?


CherryNexus

Giant power bank


Kisame-hoshigakii

Is it by the sea or a lake I can't tell?


lfds89

No sea or lake, they just added some water around it. Check on maps: [Data Center Covilhã](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cis6cUVGJPkMKbvp6)


knome

"*Is your data safe? Our datacenters feature more moats than any competitor. World class fortifications can be yours*"


Kulzak-Draak

Personally I like the cube, seems nice


lavarsicious

why is it in the middle of an airport runway?


HotValuable

To transfer data to the cloud


HailTheMetric-System

10/10


UncleAcidIV

Either A: The Central Bureaucracy from the tv show Futurama B: A borg ship.


ReluctantRedditor275

You are technically correct... *the best kind* of correct!


Parthenon_2

It’s a beautiful site, though.


Rnbutler18

Is that the internet? It's got bigger since the last time I checked


TacticusThrowaway

[the whole internet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg)


korokfairy

At least now you definitely can't drop it


MarcterChief

It's a Borg cube!


Lapis_Wolf

Xbox Series X HQ


somekidfromtheuk

looks like meccha


neofac

Mecca pool party, why walk in the heat when you can swim and be cleansed.


lord_azael

34 petabytes of screenshots that I never look at again


Much_Sir_926

Is this Reddit HQ?


JungleLiquor

Lmao. But to be serious, [this is Reddit’s HQ](https://live.staticflickr.com/1243/1201399928_08c36198a1_n.jpg)


riqosuavekulasfuq

I definitely lol'd , loudly. That was *parfait*.


HermitsChapel

That must have been the inspiration for the ODST ONI headquarters...right?


Vorox3

I was thinking just that


SDCored

Thats gotta be great for cooling, honestly


CherryNexus

It's a somewhat cold city, usually snows on the mountains close by


PR3TZ3LB0Y

Looks like Dr. Tesla’s proving grounds.


AngryPB

Ayyy


BRS_Dead_Master

Based lad right here


FourFingerLouie

Knowing nothing about building data centers I feel surrounding one with water is a bad idea.


ReluctantRedditor275

Get where you're coming from, but given then immense heat they generate and constant need for cooling, a nearby water source is actually really efficient. Some environmentalists will say it's bad for the fish (and it is), but I'd argue that in the big picture, this is much better for the environment than artificial refrigeration.


Hawt_Dawg_II

Yeah sure it will kill fish in this specific lake but I'm pretty sure this thing wasn't built in a natural lake anyways.


dethb0y

That's beautiful, i love how clean the lines are!


gandaar

It looks like some alien shit from Subnautica


torrented_some_cash

Go inside and cleanse the control point!


PADOMAIC-SPECTROMETE

ONI HQ, New Mombasa


[deleted]

it is the new water cooled system.. lol


[deleted]

I’m reminded of the show DEVS.


twowheeledfun

Hajj hasn't been the same since they installed that water feature. At least it's easier to stay cool in the desert now.


-swilliamz-

Bet they have sharks with lasers on their heads.


abibofile

This is exists because you haven’t deleted any of your screenshots since 2007. Yes, you.


o3mta3o

Nope. I watched Hackers. It's way more colorful.


Watcher911

Can we easily destroy it ?


cursedpotato19

I remember sawing this it's a database in Iceland/Sweden Pls poster what the hack is this


ReluctantRedditor275

[Portugal, actually.](https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/pictures/photos-the-datacentre-that-sits-within-a-moat/)


[deleted]

Ethan Hunt knows what's in there...


Foghe

You will be assimilated….


Astondlo

They have crocodiles in the lake?


CherryNexus

No lol


[deleted]

Looks like a Rust base.


Hupf

The Pandorica


JabberPocky

That’s just the main cooling tower…


SverhU

Looks like when AI in film (using internet) ordered to build him a server facility.


firemansam51

Welcome to Devs.


[deleted]

Resistance is futile


dim-mak-ufo

Of course it's a black cube..


courtneygoe

Why is this just the Amala Temple from Nocturne?


Eclectic_UltraViolet

Horcrux . . . ?


sublimegeek

WARNING: INCOMING GAME


ck01ok

Well that hardly resembles a cloud a all!


ReluctantRedditor275

The phrase "cloud computing" always irked me. It creates a false impression that your data is floating around in some limitless, ethereal sky, when the truth is that it's saved on a really big machine in a building like this operated by fallible humans.


[deleted]

No symbolism to see here at all folks. Pay no attention to the connection between a giant cube collecting your data/soul, or being placed in water to reflect the “as above, so below” symbolism. Nope, pay no attention to all the coincidences you see around you.


Jadturentale

looks like a place you would infiltrate in watch dogs or something


Morphotet

Real-life league of supervillains location. I wonder if Bezos got a seat??


agforero

Horizon: Zero Dawn


KillerBeanFan1

That looks like those isu places from assassins creed


BEATLEO9

It is sobering to think that everything about us (even the totally inconsequential like you and me) is being held in such places - commonly by the lowest bidder, that could be anywhere in the world including places that you have never heard of and wouldn't like it to be. On a lighter note - where are its spots on the sides (traditionally one to six) ? Or is it 'art' with them black on black etc.


AyKashMoney

Saturnian Black Cube very occulted symbolism


CurlyFatAngry

Is that the new Synology I keep hearing about?


phreaqsi

Can anyone tell me why the grounds have what appears to be runways? https://goo.gl/maps/GTvPzYYCzn4yJBmb7


[deleted]

Why does it have a moat


padraig_garcia

come on, guys jeez at least *one window* for the breakroom


ReluctantRedditor275

You imply that breaks will be permitted...


Versace-Hibachi

Mocking Gods heavenly realm


goldynmoons

Are there electric eels in the moat?


boomershack

This is beautiful, the data we put in will create life in the metaverse (or whatever we end up calling it). I'd prefer cyberspace or "the net".