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The Backhoe, The Internet's Natural Enemy

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp 4 me!

  2. In Soviet Russia... by Jim+in+Buffalo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...telecom companies dig YOU up!

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by drpimp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Sorry, that one is played out!

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  3. The oboe and the elbow are by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    the EARS' natural enemies...

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  4. Offtopic: Gmail by Reducer2001 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it just me or has Gmail been down for a while today? Or maybe there was a fiber cut somewhere? :)

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  5. On related notes... by hal2814 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Sharpie, Sony's natural enemy.

    Heat, the XBox 360's natural enemy.

  6. Re:Offtopic: Gmail by milgr · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This week, Gmail has been extremely slow for me. I switched to html-only mode to speed it up a bit, but it is still slow.

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