[kj] Jaz-like comments

[Brendan Quinn]

FACT: Worst-case scenario, we have the ability to replace all computer and
network systems in use today, as evidenced by the fact that we already do on
a regular basis.

FACT: Most important data is stored in multiple geographically remote
regions, across several hard disks, some of which are dedicated to storing
redundant data, which enables it to be regenerated in the event of a loss of
a certain percentage (differs depending on how much money you throw at it,
obviously those in control of important data have a mandate to ensure it's
stored & backed up securely).

FACT: Electromagnetic energy has no effect on fiber-optic cable, which
carries signals encoded in pulses of light, ironically. Which isn't to say
that it wouldn't fry computer and network equipment, copper cable ,
satellites, satellite transmissions / GPS, hard disk and magnetic tape
storage etc. 

FACT: Electromagnetic pulses can be thwarted by a simple faraday cage, which
is incorporated into the design of some data centres.

Surely civil unrest is more likely to result from continued and further
economic crises? (E.g expanding and contracting the supply of money and
credit, as the US signalled it will do again this week to the tune of $600B,
pumping shares and commodities right up...at least when pegged vs the
nominal value of the USD)

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of TB
Sent: Saturday, 6 November 2010 8:40 a.m.
To: 'Alex Smith'; 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz-like comments

gathering-bounces at misera.net wrote:

At the media outlet for whom I toll, someone recently posted this in
response to an article we posted about Karl Rove. Sounds a bit like our Jaz,
no?
"NASA has confirmed there will be a huge Electromagnetic Pulse from an epic
solar flare in 2012 same as the one that cooked heavy duty telegraph lines
in 1850. If anyone can keep Americans busy running around stapling tea bags
to their hats instead of properly preparing for the outage it's good ole
Karl Rove. Outage will at a minimum leave many areas without electric power,
food shipments, utilities AND the internet for weeks or more likely months.
Since 96% of money exists electronically now and flows across the internet
people had best have copies of their recent bank statements and some cash on
hand. The Anarchy that follows will be 10X worse if nobody prepares and
instead runs about like fools going to a gun show thinking that putting
George Bush back in charge will somehow improve the outcome. The people of
Louisiana know better. The people of America should suspect better but there
are a good number of slow learners apparently."
 
Really? NASA's confirmed it?


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There is absolutely no way to predict in advance when such an event could
happen and how 'epic" a solar flare would be.

T.B.

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