Oops! Tech Error Wipes Out Alaska Info

Iria · Mar 20, 2007, 02:43 PM

Source: Breitbart.com
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Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion.

That's what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account—one of Alaska residents' biggest perks—and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.

Tinkerhell · Mar 20, 2007, 04:18 PM

damn. that sucks. $38 billion AND the backup.
ROFLMAO!!!

He will probably be working for my company in a month....

Judas · Mar 20, 2007, 05:10 PM

ooo.....

how the hell did he manage to wreck the backup?

Mar 20, 2007, 02:43 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Oops! Tech Error Wipes Out Alaska Info Source: Breitbart.com _________ Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion. That's what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account—one of Alaska residents' biggest perks—and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.

Mar 20, 2007, 04:18 PM	#2
Tinkerhell Not all fairies are nice. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 989 Rep Power: 44	damn. that sucks. $38 billion AND the backup. ROFLMAO!!! He will probably be working for my company in a month.... __________________ Stupidity should be painful if not terminal. Darwin for Sainthood!!