The big "Turn off the Internet button"

bradfitz writes in lj_dev:

Why we lost all our power...
Another customer in the facility accidentally pressed the EPO button, then depressed it, replaced the protective case, and left the building.

EPO, by the way, stands for Emergency Power Off and it's a national fire/electrical requirement for firefighters to be able to press these big red buttons near all exits that turn off all power in the entire data center. This is the second time this has happened to us in the years I've been there.

hilarious. i think it deserves a dilbert.

out of focus, again ...

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Science. Human biology. Cancer research

New tests identify cancer "seed" cells
Cancer treatments could improve by targeting cancer "stem cells" which give birth to all other cells in tumours, say researchers who have devised techniques for identifying and potentially killing two types of cancer stem cell.

Killing the stem cells is vital because these cells avoid destruction and trigger regrowth of cancer even when all other cancer cells have been obliterated through standard drug or radiation therapy.
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