Since I forgot to mention details, it was one of STMicroelectronics's fabs in Phoenix, AZ, January 2009. Total blackout due to human error, fab was without power for 4 hours.
I have. I was IN a fab that lost complete power for several hours at a time once, largely due to human error. It took us weeks to recover our factory to normal operation.
Doubtful that wafers that are sitting idle will be damaged. However, depending on how many wafers are in-process concurrently, (and without going into specifics) a power glitch can EASILY cause damage to thousands of wafers. Power glitches are the easiest way to cause a clean room to suddenly NOT be a clean room.
I work at Intel. Our fabs are comparable to Samsung's fabs in terms of equipment and scale. Ain't no UPS in the world that can keep a fab up and running if a blackout hits, even with backup generators. Most fabs are extremely sensitive to power glitches that last mere seconds, nevermind for a half hour.
If someone legally changes their name, their old name (typically their birth name) is considered their "dead name".
IE: a man sex changes into a woman, and changes their name from John Doe to Jane Doe, "John" is considered their dead name.
Sex change isn't necessary, of course. A man could change his name from John Doe to Jack Smith, and "John Doe" would still be considered their dead name.
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I work at Intel at one of their major fabs in the Arizona desert.
Our emergency procedures are virtually identical to Amazon's, and our corporate health services explains why: Our facility is huge (the campus is probably a square mile in size, and the buildings are around 100,000 to 200,000 ft^2 each), and the nearest fire station or ambulance station is about a mile away. As a result it will take the local paramedics a long time to arrive and render aid. It is much faster to call our internal emergency response team (ERT) -- they will dispatch ERT parametics to render first aid and call 911 as necessary, and will direct local paramedics. Our ERT routinely trains how to get to any point on the campus within a couple minutes; our ERT is also composed of ordinary people doing non-ERT jobs throughout the campus, who are trained to respond to an ERT callout at a moment's notice.
A few years ago we had a worker literally drop dead somewhere in our fab; it was never released exactly what killed him, but they ruled it was not an industrial accident (likely a heart attack or heat stroke). What they learned from the investigation is that this individual wandered off to do something without telling anybody, and no one knew he was missing until he had already died. If you know anything about large factories, you know how easy it can be to disappear and no one notice you missing; this is exactly what happened in this case. Its why, for your own personal safety, you should always make sure someone knows where you are at all times, and have a means of contact you and you to contact others for help (whether its two-way radio, cell phone, or some other means).
As much flack as Amazon gets and often deserves, this is not one of those times they deserve it.
I've used my own domain for 9 years with paid hosting thru a major host. Personally I can't stand webmail and stick to traditional POP3 email and for that purpose it suits me. But it is easy enough to set up domain forwarding to services like gmail if you choose (most likely for a fee).
The nice thing about buying a domain is you can pretty much set up unlimited email addresses under the domain for any purpose you choose, or use a single email address as a "catch-all" for said domain. Web services like Facebook won't know and won't care.
As for specific hosting recommendations, they are all about the same in terms of terrible service and support, but I encourage you to research and decide for yourself.
This. Domains are cheap, and hosting/forwarding is cheap. Plus you get some level of personalization.
Also easier to remember. bobsmith@bobsmith.com is catchy while bobsmith@gmail.com is generic and easily forgotten.
Pure lithium reacts quite exothermically to water:
2 Li + H2O -> Li2O + H2 + heat
Which leads to:
2 H2 + O2 + heat -> 2 H2O + MORE heat (aka: a fireball)
Ever give a thought to a compressed work week of 4x10-hours instead of 5x8-hours? You could also try 3.5x12-hours (3x12 one week, 4x12 the next week) but that kind of schedule works better when you need 24/7 coverage.
The one thing that struck me as odd is how much Apple is trumpeting 64-bit.
On a desktop or laptop computer I can see why you would care about 32-bit vs 64-bit; being able to address more than 4 gigs of ram is a huge selling point for 64-bit. But for a smartphone with only 1 gigabyte of ram, why should anyone (outside of developers) even care?
They are claiming that their coolers are suitable for CPUs with a TDP of 400W, at least that is how I interpret it. Which would mean that something that generates less heat than 400W (like pretty much every AMD and Intel CPU) would benefit from the additional cooling headroom.
Perhaps, but nothing is stopping them from doing the same to your hosting provider either.
Demand a search warrant issued by the local county or state judge, and have the county sheriff deliver it in person. No search warrant, no search.
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