Non-IT News Thread

Single point of failure with the switchgear, surprised there wasn't a backup. Usually they have devices that monitor this kind of thing and automatically switch over.

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Delta cancels 300 more flights after power cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37026007

Really? They can't even rent a generator? #fail

Can't? No, they can. Won't? No, because they don't care.

tiagom

Im sure that generator would cost less than the predicted millions that it will cost delta because of this.

mlnews

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160809-why-it-pays-to-be-grumpy-and-bad-tempered

coliver

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/us-broadband-still-no-isp-choice-for-many-especially-at-higher-speeds/

scottalanmiller

@coliver hardly news. Non-competitive market in the US? Who would have guessed!

wirestyle22

@scottalanmiller At least they are reporting on it

thwr

Just heard that a small ISP north of Hamburg offers 1GBit/s sync FTTH, cable TV and phone including landline calls etc for 80 EUR per month without any throttling or traffic limit. 500 MBit/s sync would be 20 EUR less. I moved from the area they are operating in like 5 or 6 years ago...

http://www.golem.de/news/ftth-stadtwerke-bieten-gigabit-zugang-fuer-80-euro-1608-122627.html