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When Servers Explode

Posted by samzenpus on from the smash-it-up dept.

1sockchuck writes "Have you ever lost your patience with a server? We're not sure who was the first person to intentionally blow up a server, but plenty of others have followed in their footsteps, and many seem to have captured the event on video. The Gallery of Exploding Servers documents the sometimes incendiary relationship between man and machine. Those who prefer a kinder, gentler disposition may prefer the guide to Flying and Crashing Servers."

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  1. It happens sometimes by greg_barton · · Score: 4, Funny

    Servers just explode. Natural causes.

    1. Re:It happens sometimes by jetsci · · Score: 4, Funny

      Servers just explode. Natural causes.

      Psst....you're doing it wrong...

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  2. Yeah, I guess we all stole something today. by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. I stole something else.

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  3. A Little Late to the Game by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was tossing decommissioned servers off the roof of my work back in 2000 and 2001. We just didn't have a Youtube to show off on.

    There aren't many things (you can do at work) that are as satisfying as throwing an NT box off a roof...

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    1. Re:A Little Late to the Game by ElmoGonzo · · Score: 5, Funny

      The J Geils Band perfected this concept long ago and were so detail-oriented that when throwing TV's out of hotel room windows they made sure the extension cord was long enough to reach the ground because it was important that the TV be ON when it hit so that it could experience the terror all the way down.

  4. Never blown up a server... by AmazingRuss · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but I've taken two printers out in the driveway and smashed the living crap out of them.

    My new neighbor saw the second one...I was swinging it over my head by the power cord screaming "DIE YOU PIECE OF SHIT" when she came up with a mis-delivered package, and got to watch it shatter into a million pieces when I slammed it into the retaining wall.

    She's still scared of me.

  5. Re:Fight fire with fire? by Spatial · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's slashdotted already, so it looks like we've ironically exploded one hosting a gallery of exploding servers. Or maybe it just got depressed and offed itself.

  6. I guess it qualifies as a server by JesseL · · Score: 3, Funny

    This was a single board computer that I determined was unrepairable:

    Before

    During

    After

    I love Tannerite.

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  7. When Servers Explode: Two Words by adh72 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Woot Off