Scoble’s Blog: Buzz Bruggeman just called from Seattle. He says that Microsoft’s main campus is without power and trees are down all over the place due to a major windstorm there. Tons of trees down. He says he’s talked with several Microsoft employees and that reports are that folks can’t send email and stuff like that. It’ll be interesting to see what’s running tomorrow. Over on Blogs.msdn.com I saw a few pictures of the damage, sounds really bad.
He says Microsoft has a pretty decent generator system on its main campus, but did lose power on Friday morning, but is back now.
News source: Scoble’s Blog via Bink
Mike Hall of Microsoft says that his office has power.Jeff just called from Microsoft’s campus and says that there’s power there, but everything else around Microsoft is a mess. He doesn’t expect to have power at his house for a couple of more days. Cell phone coverage is spotty due to the power outages.
Jeff Sandquist says he hasn’t had power for four days.
TDavid has some pictures of the tree damage.
He says Microsoft has a pretty decent generator system on its main campus, but did lose power on Friday morning, but is back now.
News source: Scoble’s Blog via Bink
They do. RTFA.
But no worries, I'm still going to buy Vista next year.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/22/another...ttery-explodes/
M$ PWNED BY GOD!
It's those Yakuza-KGB weather machines again. The same ones that knocked out New Orleans to drive gas prices up. Sony is ****ed about the PS3.
Just joking. But Google that info, there are some people that honestly believe these weather machines exist.
MS has a power plant on campus and even sells power back to the grid. They have also been extremely helpful in getting things up around the area.
And yes, it is a major problem for all the families that are without power and won't see it for 7-10 days in some areas. Many places don't have heat, and the pipes are freezing.
Seriously, Neowin has degraded in terms of not only overall article quality, but the quality of the people posting. I am gone. And I am glad to be gone.
Oh. You are gone, and won't see my advice. Nice "drama queen" final post you have.
Good riddance, I say!
But you know, if you can laugh at the situation, power to you.
Last edited by shockz on 19 Dec 2006 - 08:09
But you know, if you can laugh at the situation, power to you.
At last check, there are still 240,000 people in the Pacific Northwest who are still without electricity for heat, hot water and light - if you are a person of faith or a "religious" person, please keep those that are struggling in your thoughts and prayers...some of them may not get any electricity until the end of the week.
Thanks!
--ScottKin
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