The Backhoe, The Internet's Natural Enemy

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday January 19, 2006 @06:29AM from the brace-yourself-for-impact dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Experts say last week's Sprint outage is a reminder that with all the attention paid to computer viruses and the latest Windows security holes, the most vulnerable threads in America's critical infrastructures lie literally beneath our feet. A study issued last month by the Common Ground Alliance, or CGA -- an industry group comprised of utilities and construction companies -- calculated that there were more than 675,000 excavation accidents in 2004 in which underground cables or pipelines were damaged." I estimate that one third of those accidents occured within the 5 block radius surrounding my office.

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The oboe and the elbow are by davidsyes · 2006-01-19 06:33 · Score: 0, Offtopic

the EARS' natural enemies...

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Re:In Soviet Russia... by drpimp · 2006-01-19 06:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Sorry, that one is played out!

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On related notes... by hal2814 · 2006-01-19 06:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The Sharpie, Sony's natural enemy.

Heat, the XBox 360's natural enemy.