Could the Cloud Derail a $300 Million Data Center?

1sockchuck writes "The cloud computing debate has come into focus for taxpayers in Washington state, where a proposed $300 million project to build a data center in Olympia for the state's IT operations is coming under scrutiny. Two legislators are urging the state to shift applications to the cloud instead, noting that two of the largest cloud computing providers (Microsoft and Amazon) are based in the state. The critics say the data center project is driven by an interest in local construction and 'fails to seriously explore the larger strategic question facing government technology today.'"

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As Stupid A Question As The Assertion

[Anonymous Coward]

From brain dead NPR: Bin Laden Son Reported Killed In Pakistan

A senior U.S. counterterrorism official tells NPR that without a body to conduct DNA tests on, it's hard to be completely sure. But he characterized U.S. spy agencies as being "80 to 85 percent" certain that Saad bin Laden is dead.

>>Only if you had a sample of DNA of the victim before death, morons. What were you doing with bin Laden's son prior to his "death"?

Like Mr. Gearhardt Used To Say

[Anonymous Coward]

"Get a haircut, GREENER