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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,606	Big Tech Jul 19, 2024 22:09:01 GMT -5 miket and titaniumkid like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jul 19, 2024 22:09:01 GMT -5 Good read on today’s IT chaos. Really good. www.wheresyoured.at/crowdstruck-2/
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HankRocks driving up their electric bill Member since July 2016 Posts: 2,661	Big Tech Jul 20, 2024 3:14:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HankRocks on Jul 20, 2024 3:14:45 GMT -5 Interesting(or scary) article and how he sees the latest IT meltdown related to the Boeing mess.
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miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,239	Big Tech Jul 20, 2024 7:49:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Jul 20, 2024 7:49:21 GMT -5 Sounds about right. It's a fragile, tech-dependent world we live in...
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cabby fully equipped rock polisher Wishing rocks weren’t so heavy… Member since June 2024 Posts: 1,015	Big Tech Jul 20, 2024 8:08:51 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cabby on Jul 20, 2024 8:08:51 GMT -5 My husband works for a telco. Even after they got their internal network going there were MASSIVE issues all over the place. It’s pretty terrifying how much was affected.

parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,606	Big Tech Jul 20, 2024 16:14:09 GMT -5 HankRocks and titaniumkid like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jul 20, 2024 16:14:09 GMT -5 Another story to keep the first one company. : ) THE WORLD IS FALLING APART. BLAME THE FLUKES. Gift link, expires < a fortnight.
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Big Tech Jul 20, 2024 17:44:32 GMT -5

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Post by titaniumkid on Jul 20, 2024 17:44:32 GMT -5

Despite all these awful things, let's remember the famous words of the world's greatest chaos theorist, Dr Ian Malcolm: life finds a way.

And also: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn't stop to think if they should. (Applies to more than the ol' scientists...)

kennetllester off to a rocking start Member since August 2024 Posts: 5	Big Tech Aug 14, 2024 13:58:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kennetllester on Aug 14, 2024 13:58:23 GMT -5 Have read it in a while. Really interesting

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