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   danny burstein to All   
   Re: kill switch   
   04 May 23 16:47:08   
   
   From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   [snip]   
   >> > >Not just moving machinery, lots of electrical equipment have them.=20   
   >> > And data centers.=20   
   >>=20   
   >> Why not for "mainframes, servers, routers, desktops, laptops and phones?=   
   >=20   
   >>=20   
   >> > >(On one machine I worked on, I think I counted at least 8 different=20   
   >> > >emergency stop buttons.)   
      
   >Where I worked the shunt trip took care of that. =20   
      
   And then there's this:   
      
   [NYC's Tabloid of Record]   
      
    Oops! FDNY contractor presses wrong button, shuts down   
   NYC's emergency dispatch system   
         ====   
   rest:   
   https://nypost.com/2022/10/15/fdny-contractor-presses-wrong-butt   
   n-shuts-down-emergency-dispatch-system/   
      
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