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Secret Service Runs At "Six Sixes" Availability
PCM2 writes "ABC News is reporting that the US Secret Service is in dire need of server upgrades. 'Currently, 42 mission-oriented applications run on a 1980s IBM mainframe with a 68 percent performance reliability rating,' says one leaked memo. That finding was the result of an NSA study commissioned by the Secret Service to evaluate the severity of their computer problems. Curiously, upgrades to the Service's computers are being championed by Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who says he's had 'concern for a while' about the issue."
Once I sucked sixty-six dicks in a row.
I sucked sixty-six in a row.
One time I hung out with Joe.
I sucked his dick and sixty-five more in a row.
It makes more sense that this is intentional misinformation. It would explain away a considerable budget request while simultaneously --if believed for a moment-- would lull groups opposed to the SS a false sense of security. If the capabilities of the SS is underestimated, their job will be easier.
To think that the previous administration didn't sink as much money as could possibly cram into the SS in the interests of their own security is absurd. While it doesn't have the same bunker/man-sized-safe reputation for paranoid security, the same goes for the current one. Both the current and the previous administrations were faced with a very large number of openly hostile people who were not shy about voicing threats.
I could point out that the cost of replacing this mainframe would mostly involve rewriting its applications to run on modern hardware. But then you'd be deprived of your joke, even if it is a pretty lame one.
You are correct, and I hope someone gives you an 'Informative' point. Alas, this is /. Those of us who are 'early posting Karma monkeys' get modded up simply because people with Mod points don't want to slog through all the posts in a thread so they use them early and move on.
Thanks for understanding.
that's correct, but it still illustrates my point that windows server is capable of extremely high uptimes. anyone claimnig windows can't do 99.999% is a lier.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
I can't think of a better advertisement FOR Linux that that!