Scary: 1 fiber cut deliberately, and an entire region loses phone, internet & mobile. IN EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY. Um, wake up call, anyone?
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Stereotype in progress: our IT guys are talking about wizard staffs, sky rings, daggers and spells with the seriousness of networking.
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