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Escape from Data Alcatraz

nihilist_1137 writes "Zdnet is reporting on a new information facility that is built to surive the worst.Triangular in shape, two of the sides house offices while the third, a large rectangular block if taken in isolation, contains two data centres, as well as the infrastructure to ensure that Web sites continue to function come fire, flood, natural catastrophy or foreign invasion."

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  1. One Problem by docstrange · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we all die from nuclear fallout who will reboot the NT servers?

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    1. Re:One Problem by TheGreenLantern · · Score: 5, Funny

      The NT admins, of course. Total global destruction is no excuse not to wear your pager on the weekends, mister!

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  2. I don't care... by 7608 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I don't care if it was built to withstand a direct nuclear attack... give me FIVE customers from the last helpdesk I worked at, and I'll make sure the place is reduced to rubble by day's end.

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  3. Re:Foreign Invasion? by dattaway · · Score: 4, Funny

    Artillery? Why worry about carnage when the pen is mightier than the sword. Our laws will wipe out any data center with a series of lawsuits, lobbying, and consitutional rights fiascos. Bombs will be welcome when the lawyers get done with the victim's site.

  4. Re:Foreign Invasion? by -=OmegaMan=- · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would have personally opted for a less Scooby Doo-esque method, like the previously mentioned video cameras or the newly discovered "Security Guard," but, whatever gets ya goin.

    If you really wanted to get crafty you could have used TOXIC glow in the dark paint, then, when someone died in their cubicle, WHAM! Hit em with the black light to determine if it was natural causes or theivery.

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