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A loud sound emitted by a fire alarm system has destroyed the hard drives of a Swedish data center, downing Nasdaq operations across Northern Europe.
The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday, April 19, and was caused by a gas-based fire alarm system that are typically deployed in data centers because of their ability to put out fires without destroying non-burnt equipment.
These systems work by releasing inert gas at high speeds, a mechanism usually accompanied by a loud whistle-like sound. With non-calibrated systems, this sound can get very loud, a big no-no in data centers, where loud sounds are known to affect performance, shut down, or even destroy hard drives.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday April 22 2018, @06:55PM (5 children)
Can anybody provide a spectral analysis or approximate sound sample of the offending noise? Taking a look at the more prominent spikes could be interesting, even if only for curiosity's sake.
Also, holy fuck, that guy in the Youtube vid looks almost like a carbon copy of me.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 22 2018, @07:21PM (2 children)
That video was from Earth 2 -- that is the other you, EF.
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Sunday April 22 2018, @09:13PM (1 child)
No... this is Earth 2.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Monday April 23 2018, @03:57AM
No this is Earth 2!, oh wait 2! = 2... nm
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 22 2018, @07:49PM
I guess one could say that this alarm blew the whistle on the Nasdaq. :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 22 2018, @11:21PM
Wow. Stupid *and* ugly. That's two for two!