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This is a disaster; time for a meeting!

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    This is a disaster; time for a meeting!

    Met Office to hold summit on unusual UK weather - Telegraph
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

    #2
    They could start by turning off the flipping great football pitch of a supercomputer that they have down there. That was supposed to be big enough to change the climate on its own!!!

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      #3
      Glad they are at last doing summit about it.

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        #4
        Originally posted by bobspud View Post
        They could start by turning off the flipping great football pitch of a supercomputer that they have down there. That was supposed to be big enough to change the climate on its own!!!
        * 2

        It has it's own sub station you know. But the entire building is without A/C - Good design.

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          #5
          Already sussed that conundrum
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            #6
            Originally posted by Old Hack View Post
            * 2

            It has it's own sub station you know. But the entire building is without A/C - Good design.
            Its two of them is it?

            I suppose it could be worse, they could be forcing the water through the central heating systems like our mates in Cheltenham used to do, In order to help cool their toys. Middle of summer 30 degrees outside and the central heating on full to help cool a Cray

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              #7
              Originally posted by bobspud View Post
              Its two of them is it?

              I suppose it could be worse, they could be forcing the water through the central heating systems like our mates in Cheltenham used to do, In order to help cool their toys. Middle of summer 30 degrees outside and the central heating on full to help cool a Cray
              Yes, massive boys too.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Old Hack View Post
                Yes, massive boys too.
                I knew they had some big old toys, but whenever I get a call about working down there the rates always come in at some side of pathetic compared to the skills they want... Last I heard they wanted an Openstack Architect for less than 300 a day...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bobspud View Post
                  I knew they had some big old toys, but whenever I get a call about working down there the rates always come in at some side of pathetic compared to the skills they want... Last I heard they wanted an Openstack Architect for less than 300 a day...
                  I was offered London money to work there. So I did

                  Got my DV there too!

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                    #10
                    They are trying to prove the concept that if you put a block of ice in an oven, its melts and then makes the oven freeze by hiding the heat
                    "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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