IT Cutbacks For 2012 London Olympics 190
Slatterz writes "The IT backbone for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be cut. According to the Games' chief integrator, Michele Hyron of Atos Origin, each section of the computing infrastructure will be made more efficient in order to minimise redundant equipment and hopefully reduce energy consumption. Unlike the Beijing Games, the results will be relayed via the public wireless network which will be available in the Olympic Park — this means cutting out the 2,500 results terminals. The team of workers will deliver more than 1,000 servers, 10,000 PCs and 4,000 printers."
In other news...Recession cuts back Olympics Games (Score:5, Funny)
Now instead of an International sporting competition in London, 3 guys from Yorkshire will come down and play rock, paper, scissors. To save face 1000 rounds of RPS will be played, and for each one a different combination of paper hats with different national flags printed on them will be worn by the 3 guys. The IOC is requesting donations as paper hats and printing costs money, as does travel to and from Yorkshire.
Of course! (Score:5, Funny)
According to Monty Python (Meaning of Life); Yorkshire is "The Third World", so this only makes sence that they would make cutbacks.
Personally I think it's courageous of the IOC to grant these impoverished and lower class of civilized existence a chance to exist within the glorious umbrella that the IOC bequeaths.
Unfortunate wording (Score:5, Funny)
"The IT backbone for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be cut"
Ouch.
This won't reduce fat intake. (Score:4, Funny)
"But unless humans get their wifi implants before 2012 this will just move the cost of the energy consumption to different parties."
Like cellphones?
Re:Craplympics (Score:2, Funny)
the asshole who took some BS social studies degree
That would be "some BA social studies degree". :)
Re:Sick of trying to report a problem (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Craplympics (Score:2, Funny)
Whoosh! :)
Re:Unfortunate wording (Score:3, Funny)
well most government employees don't have a backbone so they have no personal experience to draw from when you cut it.
Re:As an East Londoner... (Score:1, Funny)
Ah, public-private partnerships. Socialise the losses, privatise the gains.
Re:In other news...Recession cuts back Olympics Ga (Score:2, Funny)
Rough translation:
- Nah then. t'rock, mate!
- Nay, a dun reck'n so. Tharr'd be paper, yer muppet.
- Oh, dunt be daft, pass me t'sciss'rs will ye.
- Duz eny a'thee kno were t'joke 's goin'?
- Nay, dunt kno.
- Nope; s'reyt innit. By gum, tis goin' up fer four, let's go t'pub fer ale?
And if these are true Yorkshiremen*:
(in unison)
- Yer turn t'ger rahnd in!
- Yer rahnd!
- Reyt. Yer payin'!
* for those who don't know what I mean, the Yorkshireman's battlecry is something not entirely unlike "'ow much?!" (followed by a swift retreat) ;)