Author Topic: NSA data center has unfortunate "accident" (Read 4379 times)

RevDisk · « **on:** October 10, 2013, 04:14:21 PM »

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/10/08/2-Billion-NSA-Spy-Center-Going-Flames

Darn shame, really. Electrical problems can be so... finicky. Well, beers for some certain electrical engineers here in PA. You know, to ease their sorrow and not in celebration of a job well done.

lupinus · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2013, 04:17:09 PM »

well now thats just a damn shame

RevDisk · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2013, 04:19:00 PM »

Ain't it just?

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2013, 04:19:17 PM »

That's a very... interesting... and enheartening... thing to hear nowadays. Good to hear that the contracted engineers are not rending garments and gnashing teeth over the affair.

Scout26 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2013, 05:31:23 PM »

I would say that a fire that burns down the entire building is a "Permanent Fix".

It breaks my heart that this happened.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2013, 06:18:01 PM »

Isn't this typical of gummint at work?

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A report by ACE in the Wall Street Journal said the government has incomplete information about the design of the electrical system that could pose new problems if settings need to change on circuit breakers. The report also said regular quality controls in design and construction were bypassed in an effort to "fast track" the project.

Translation: The .gov was so anxious to start spying on us that they couldn't even wait long enough to vette the design of the electrical system.

Brilliant.

Tallpine · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2013, 06:21:34 PM »

Any casualties?

Fly320s · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2013, 07:06:52 PM »

64 megawatts of power, and it isn't enough. They should install a cew solar panels.

dm1333 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:13:15 PM »

Quote from: Fly320s on October 10, 2013, 07:06:52 PM

64 megawatts of power, and it isn't enough. They should install a cew solar panels.

Maybe they can pick some from Solyndra?

?

TechMan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:14:35 PM »

Quote from: Fly320s on October 10, 2013, 07:06:52 PM

64 megawatts of power, and it isn't enough. They should install a cew solar panels.

Bwaaaaaaaaaaa

41magsnub · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:27:57 PM »

Quote from: Tallpine on October 10, 2013, 06:21:34 PM

Any casualties?

No, but I hear a couple of the contractors are going to disappeared next week.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2013, 08:40:21 PM »

Something about that whole lowest bidder thing comes to mind.

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2013, 09:35:59 PM »

Wow, bummer.

Phyphor · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2013, 10:39:05 PM »

Oh drat.

Gowen · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2013, 11:59:00 PM »

This reminds of that movie Independence Day; the aliens blow up the White house and everyone cheers. We just lost $2 billion and people are happy about it.

Scout26 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2013, 12:15:29 AM »

Maybe they should have designed it to handle 1.21 gigawatts. If a DeLoran can take it, so should their building.

Fitz · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2013, 12:55:43 AM »

This story makes me happy.

Also remember the NSA and DISA's "solution" to whistleblowers is to fire most of their system admins.

I envision massively awesome IT implosions, and it will be GLORIOUS to behold

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2013, 07:06:50 AM »

I'm just trying to figure out how Conspiracy Co-worker will turn this into a negative, and blame it on the Jooos. Little help?

brimic · « **Reply #18 on:** October 11, 2013, 08:23:58 AM »

No good reason to cheer.
They will just build a new Death Star- using taxpayer money of course.

lupinus · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2013, 08:41:07 AM »

Quote from: Gowen on October 10, 2013, 11:59:00 PM

This reminds of that movie Independence Day; the aliens blow up the White house and everyone cheers. We just lost $2 billion and people are happy about it.

Probably the best 2 billion spent in a long time

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #20 on:** October 11, 2013, 08:51:05 AM »

Quote from: brimic on October 11, 2013, 08:23:58 AM

No good reason to cheer.
They will just build a new Death Star- using taxpayer money of course.

There you go again! Inserting a dose of reality into our anti NSA utopia.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #21 on:** October 11, 2013, 09:21:25 AM »

The one saving grace is that a government's capacity for evil is generally only exceeded by its capacity for incompetence.

Fly320s · « **Reply #22 on:** October 11, 2013, 09:41:46 AM »

Quote from: AJ Dual on October 11, 2013, 09:21:25 AM

The one saving grace is that a government's capacity for evil is generally only exceeded by its capacity for incompetence.

I don't think capacitors are the problem.

HankB · « **Reply #23 on:** October 11, 2013, 09:51:58 AM »

Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 10, 2013, 08:40:21 PM

Something about that whole lowest bidder thing comes to mind.

Seeing as it was a .gov project, I'm thinking "Diversity Hiring" . . .

Quote from: Gowen on October 10, 2013, 11:59:00 PM

This reminds of that movie Independence Day; the aliens blow up the White house and everyone cheers. We just lost $2 billion and people are happy about it.

Remember who was POTUS then?

Better that two billion is wasted than turned against us . . .

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #24 on:** October 11, 2013, 10:00:55 AM »

Quote from: HankB on October 11, 2013, 09:51:58 AM

Seeing as it was a .gov project, I'm thinking "Diversity Hiring" . . .
Remember who was POTUS then?

Yep! it was President Thomas J. Whitmore!

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