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C&W Bails Out

norskode writes "Not much to go on yet, but it seems that Cable & Wireless is bailing out of their US operations. This is a big provider of IP pipes, and they run the data centers they bought from the failed Exodus folks. There are a LOT of sites that live in their data centers, but no word yet on the disposition of those facilities."

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  1. wtf. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I SEE RED! pls 2 fix teh bugz! kthx

  2. new /. feature! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    red bars on the new articles! wheeee! Subscription not necessary!!

  3. No.. by pclminion · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think you're seeing one of the stories from "the future"... Fucked up.

  4. Preview for everyone? by Drakonian · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do you think this means that everyone gets to preview, not just subscribers? Or did someone accidentally release the wrong Slashcode?

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    1. Re:Preview for everyone? by jermomma · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I'm NOT a subscriber and saw the "red" titlebar...so yeah.

    2. Re:Preview for everyone? by Justin205 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Shhhhh... We don't want them to know. Who doesn't want free subscriber powers/abilities.

      Would you turn down a free magazine, that normally costs $30 a year?

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    3. Re:Preview for everyone? by cdrudge · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hm...if everyone gets to "preview" it, I guess it really isn't a preview then.

  5. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post that mentions fp :P

  6. Frosty Piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Past

  7. Re:OOPS... by paul_cairney · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    oh well, i saw it just after i metamoderated and thought it was some kinda reward to tempt people into subscribing.

  8. Red?? by alta · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's going on here?!?!

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  9. damn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    slashdot seems to be buggier than microsoft...

  10. Red Bars by Gildenstern · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I seem to get the red bars when I also get moderation points. Maybe a connection

    1. Re:Red Bars by triskell · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Me too. Maybe moderators get to see 'stories from the future', along with subscribers?

    2. Re:Red Bars by BenTheDewpendent · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I've never gotten that. And I get mod points once every week or so

    3. Re:Red Bars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I have 'Allow Mod' turned off and I saw red...

  11. non-subscriber - offtopic by harryk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't subscribe, although i am a member, and I saw the article, it was displayed in a red title bar. neat. Harryk

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  12. Re:OOPS... by Mullen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So that would explain the red bar instead of the usual Slashdot green?

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  13. Re:OOPS... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (Score:-1, No Shit)

  14. It's a deja vu by iamacat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You see a story and then you see again. This happens when THEY make changes to the program.

  15. That red banner by kipsate · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ok, now I get it. We're supposed to give feedback (is it a duplicate, are there errors in the story, does the story make sense etc.)

    On the basis of the feedback, what will Slashdot do? Will they go as far as to retract stories that turn out to be "problematic"?

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  16. Re:OOPS... by Fnkmaster · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Neo: I just thought I saw a posting with an orange bar.


    Trinity: Was it an orange bar or did it only look orange?


    Neo: I don't know.


    Trinity: An orange bar is a glitch in the Slashcode. It happens when the machines change things.

  17. Re:OOPS... by blaine · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, something weird is going on today. I have topic logos turned off, but about half of them are showing up anyways. Hasn't been a problem before, I don't think.

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  18. Re:Don't you get it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    haha mod parent up!

  19. Re:OOPS... by Mark+Round · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yup, and I can see the red bar as well. Not a subscriber, either. "Problems with this story?" guff appearing as well.

    Ho hum.

  20. Re:OOPS... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How does the parent post get modded "Offtopic" while it's parent gets modded "Informative"?? Both posts have nothing to do with the story...at least the parent was on the topic of the original post.

  21. YOU FAIL IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAIL IT

  22. may all marketing burn in hell! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YEAH YEAH! it worked it worked. it's true!
    there are ONLY geek, nerds,etc on the internet.
    our collective PSI-waves we actually burst out 10 years ago
    made those companies spend HUGE amounts of dollar
    for more bandwidth ...
    too bad we didn't think ahead ... now they're going to shut
    everything down except for the newspapers (pay-for-read:
    soon to be addressed), playboy, the IRC, the email....
    *sniff*

    anyways how is SPRINT-net doing?

    no, serious: it's does marketing guys again.
    the in-house technician, the guy who actually runs the whole show
    (THE original geek) still gets laught at at those big
    BACKBONE companies. AND he is not allowed in the
    marketing caffetaria lounge ... *sniff*.
    may ALL marketing "HEINIS" burn in hell!

    {why improve a service/company if we can just merge,
    pass GO! and collect 2000 dollars? i need a new porsch anyway ...}