NSA's New Utah Data Center Suffering Meltdowns 241
linuxwrangler writes "NSA's new Utah data-center has been suffering numerous power-surges that have caused as much as $100,000 damage per event. The root cause is 'not yet sufficiently understood' but is suspected to relate to the site's 'inability to simultaneously run computers and keep them cool.' Frustrating the analysis and repair are 'incomplete information about the design of the electrical system' and the fact that "regular quality controls in design and construction were bypassed in an effort to fast track the Utah project."" Ars Technica has a short article, too, as does ITworld.
Re:good? (Score:5, Informative)
Maybe you missed the article a few days ago about how the US is barring critics/dissidents from entering the country?
Odd, I check /. every day, and I do not recall such an article. But I have noticed on occasion that "new" articles will show up in between two articles that I already checked, so I guess I may have missed it.
Care to link it? My google-fu is rather weak.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/10/02/1339247/german-nsa-critic-denied-entry-to-the-us
HOWEVER [slashdot.org],
... the story only shows that German media outlets are not familiar with US entry regulations. He says that he was denied a visa last year [faz.net], which automatically disqualifies him from the visa waiver program. This is just a garden-variety ESTA issue, and most likely has nothing to do with his stance of the NSA surveillance.