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  • If a) every server in world was connected to a single power source; b) there were no back ups or off grid servers (or any other loop holes); and c) I turned the power off and on again, could I theoretically erase all the information on the internet?

    As I suspect the answer is no, if I left it powered off for a year then turned it back on, would there be any issues (purely related to the information stored on the internet, not societal collapse)?

  • if I left it powered of for a year

    It would take a lot longer than that to accumulate enough bit errors to overcome error correction. If you left it for 100 years you could probably detect some losses if you went looking for them.

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