California Wildfires Causing Havoc Online
from the the-virtual-world-isn't-always-so-virtual... dept
Thought the tech world could just keep on humming through whatever was happening out in the "real world". Well, it seems that a few ridiculously large wildfires in Southern California (why does this state always seem to go up in flames?) is causing some headaches in the tech world. Tech companies with offices in Southern California found their offices closed down and told their employees to take some time off (too bad this didn't come during Friday's slack off from work day). Microsoft's big Longhorn presentation wasn't as well attended as expected, since many couldn't get to the presentation in LA due to fire-related travel problems. Meanwhile, for folks playing online games like Star Wars Galaxies and EverQuest, the very real fires meant that there was no online support staff/government around, and those games may become an experiment in anarchy until the fires subside. Of course, in that situation, I don't see why you couldn't just let some support people work from other locations.
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Next come the power lines
If I were an Al Qaeda general, I'd think about deploying snipers with silent crossbows to pick off firefighters or cops. But that's just me. Crossbows go right through bulletproof armor.
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Re: Next come the power lines
A compound hunting bow would work about a zillion times better and is essentially a silent weapon already. And it weighs a hell of a lot less. But it probably doesn't look as cool on EverQuest.
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You folks back east are LOST!
We in California are sorry you are having problems with your mindless little games due to our big problem.
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Re: You folks back east are LOST!
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Re: You folks back east are LOST!
I am glad you posted your comment. Maybe these people do not realize the destructive power of a 200 ft wall of flames. You people are laughing at people (over 20 now) who have died because of these fires, you are laughing at more than 2000 families that now are homeless, because their houses and all their belongings are gone, you are laughing at the hundreds of firefighters who are risking their lives to save others, you are laughing at the damage created in the environment, at the deaths of many animals as well.
You are laughing at people's tragedies, loss, fear and worries and that, my friends, says volumes about who you are
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