• By Adam Frucci
    Jun 15, 2009 2:30 PM 26,629
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    Push This Button, Kill Xbox Live

    The Sunday Times Magazine took a look at data centers, detailing the gear behind the "cloud." Here's the emergency shut-down button at Microsoft's 500,000-square-foot center in Washington. You would infuriate a boatload of people if you pushed it. [NYTimes]


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