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DirectNIC Crisis Manager Braves the Chaos of New Orleans

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the ridin'-the-storm-out dept.

Aleks Clark writes "The Interdictor, a DirectNIC crisis manager, is currently braving the madness of post-Katrina New Orleans. Server rescues, OC4 repairs and live video and audio feeds abound as he and his crew battle the odds with what seems like the entire internet at his back. 1700+ People are tracking his blog, and IRC channels are full to capacity."

9 of 911 comments (clear)

  1. Chaos too harsh a word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's call it "extreme libertarianism."

  2. Brilliant! They keep the servers up ... by rahlquist · · Score: 5, Funny

    They keep em up through a hurricane, flooding, riots and the /. editors decide to take the servers down themselves...

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  3. Remember, Interdictor by Lothar+0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If anyone enters, looks threatening and asks, just reply, "MASTER BLASTER RUNS BARTERTOWN!" Works like a charm.

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    "Anonymous Coward" is for whistleblowers, not unpopular opinions.
  4. Re:Police doing the looting...Government SNAFU by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Your comments on price "gauging" might carry more weight if you knew how to spell "gouging."

  5. Two words: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Cajun porn.

  6. Give him a break! by roystgnr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you know how hard it is to find a fiddle on such short notice?

  7. Re:All I gotta say is... by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also for understatement.

  8. Re:All I gotta say is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apologist ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pl-jst)
    n.
    A person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as a doctrine, policy, or institution (or looting/mayhem/anarchy etc).

    argumentum ad lexicon
    n.
    A form of logical fallacy, in which some dickhead posts dictionary definitions that he thinks make him look smart.

  9. If you don't rebuild it by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the hurricanes have already won.