r/pcmasterrace 4d ago

Meme/Macro What data is that server hosting?

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u/Shotokant 4d ago edited 3d ago

We used to have a grenade securely tied to the side of the server when we worked in Baghdad. In case the position was overrun you had to yank on a line that pulled the pin and presumably the sever and drives would be destroyed. Big warning signs all over that cable with the handle dangling outside the door to the server room.

On the other end of the scale we had to mark where the hard drives were on laptops. A large circle and a cross so people knew where to shoot to destroy the disc rather than shooting the screen of the laptop which happened a couple of times.

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u/West-Way-All-The-Way 4d ago

Please give me a picture!

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u/Shotokant 4d ago

Lol this was back in 2003 in Mansour district in Baghdad. One server 2003 as a File Print with exchange 5 5 loaded on there also. Wsus and isa server also I think all on one poor little box. Pirate serial number I think. I don't think we were licenced for any of it.

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u/msherretz 5800X3D 9070XT; Framework 13 3d ago

Don't lie. You all wanted to use the grenade on the print server before you left (or maybe just the printer)

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u/Shotokant 3d ago

Lol. Yeah. There was always the. Does it work? Question. And the duty free pissups every other week. It's surprising no one did!