And we think its bad when we loose data...

Twizted · 20-March-07, 04:07 PM

And you thought the last time you reformatted and forgot some important document, picture, email... that you really messed up... I feel sorry for this guy...

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Originally Posted by Yahoo News


	JUNEAU, Alaska - Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion. That's what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account Ã‚â€” one of Alaska residents' biggest perks Ã‚â€” and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well. Read More

IcEMage · 20-March-07, 04:45 PM

My Brother-in-law sent me that one....hahaha you cant tell me that some one did not get fired over that....

THRiLL KiLL · 20-March-07, 04:57 PM

the joy i get to work with on a daily basis =)

MLiV · 20-March-07, 05:03 PM

isn't it recoverable tho? How do the feds do it?

Pharaoh · 20-March-07, 05:35 PM

wow and I thought it was a terrible thing when I wiped out my entire pron collection.

Guess that bloke feels like an idiot.

godfoot · 20-March-07, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcEMage


	....hahaha you cant tell me that some one did not get fired over that....

Fired? Hell, they probably got "re-located" (aka promoted) for saving the state a ton of money (not on their car insurance though)... at least for a little while until the paper trail catches up.
Imagine all the money they are saving in interest alone.

4x0n · 20-March-07, 07:09 PM

Surprised no one mentioned this though:
Botched stock trade costs Japan firm $225M - International Business - MSNBC.com

Iateronmly · 21-March-07, 07:54 PM

That bastard cost me 37 cents! I hope they hang him......

20-March-07, 04:45 PM		#2 (permalink)
IcEMage Apex Tech God	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... My Brother-in-law sent me that one....hahaha you cant tell me that some one did not get fired over that....

20-March-07, 04:57 PM		#3 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... the joy i get to work with on a daily basis =)

20-March-07, 05:03 PM		#4 (permalink)
MLiV You want news, you got news!	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... isn't it recoverable tho? How do the feds do it?

20-March-07, 05:35 PM		#5 (permalink)
Pharaoh Apex Tech God	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... wow and I thought it was a terrible thing when I wiped out my entire pron collection. Guess that bloke feels like an idiot.

20-March-07, 07:09 PM		#7 (permalink)
4x0n Proud New Daddy	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... Surprised no one mentioned this though: Botched stock trade costs Japan firm $225M - International Business - MSNBC.com

21-March-07, 07:54 PM		#8 (permalink)
Iateronmly Smooth Operator	Re: And we think its bad when we loose data... That bastard cost me 37 cents! I hope they hang him......

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