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		comprambler on May 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coronal mass ejection impact imminent, two more ea... I know for a fact at least one insurance company’s IBM aix mainframes are in an underground emp proof (faraday cage which connects through the door) vault.

b112 on May 11, 2024 [–]

In which no one follows the protocols, so someone ran an extension cord into the cage, because some supervisor couldn't charge his phone in there.

Or something similar.

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