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Re:Post-Mortem for Google Compute Engine’s Global Outage on ... by tedks on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @04:04PM (#11491718)
This is a good movie plot, it just has one huge plot hole:

>It's rush hour on a busy Friday afternoon in Washington, DC.

>each phalanx moving towards the Clara Barton Parkway

>all converging

DC rush hour? Moving cars? Please. Independence Day made me suspend less disbelief.

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Re:Post-Mortem for Google Compute Engine’s Global Outage on ... by nefitty on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @07:29PM (#11493214)
Maybe it'd be waves of vehicles, the first few waves crashing through traffic to make way for the rest of the swarm... I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this doomsday scenario yet haha
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