Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
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Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
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Re: Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
#2I was initially annoyed at the second-hand nature of the article submitted - " … the Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman reports that it has major electrical problems"
But the wsj article is paywalled.
Search for it on google and click the link to read the original article for free: https://www.google.com.au/search?q="Meltdowns+Hobble+NSA+Dat...
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#3The last paragraph of the article is a tragic comedy.
Re: Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
#4I was initially annoyed at the second-hand nature of the article submitted - " … the Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman reports that it has major electrical problems" But the wsj article is paywalled. Search for it on google and click the link to read the original article for free: https://www.google.com.au/search?q="Meltdowns+Hobble+NSA+Dat...
I think the first result takes you to this link.
http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2...
So just one less step for the lazy ;).
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#5Doesn't hurt to dream. Maybe a controller somewhere on the grid got compromised (SCADA?) as someone generously performs a series of hi-pot tests. Can't wait to move my operations to HK servers in spite of having nothing to protect other than maybe exercising a little 1st amendment.
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#6"But without a reliable electrical system to run computers and keep them cool, the NSA’s global surveillance data systems can’t function. The NSA chose Bluffdale, Utah, to house the data center largely because of the abundance of cheap electricity. It continuously uses 65 megawatts, which could power a small city of at least 20,000, at a cost of more than $1 million a month, according to project officials and documents."
I'm wondering if the heat in Utah may have an effect on operations, in the desert it can get very hot and cold.
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#7Reminiscent of "why do our centrifuges keep tearing themselves apart?"
Re: Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
#8I was initially annoyed at the second-hand nature of the article submitted - " … the Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Gorman reports that it has major electrical problems" But the wsj article is paywalled. Search for it on google and click the link to read the original article for free: https://www.google.com.au/search?q="Meltdowns+Hobble+NSA+Dat...
I think the first result takes you to this link. http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2... So just one less step for the lazy ;).
Yes, but you need to click through from Google or else fake your referrer or something.
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#9"...efforts to "fast track" the Utah project bypassed regular quality controls in design and construction." If the history of former USSR has any relevance to the present day USA -- and I suspect it does -- we will see more and more screwups like this one.
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#10Obviously it's caused by freedom and liberty.