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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | [[Black Hat]] announces to [[Megan]] that {{w|19-inch_rack|server rack units}} and {{w|Honeycomb|honeycombs}} have similar mounting systems within their racks. Black Hat used this knowledge to break into a Google datacenter and fill server units with beehives. When Megan sarcastically consoles Black Hat for the loss of his hives, he declares that he'll find other datacenters to install hives in. | |
− | + | In reality standard server rack units and {{w|Langstroth hive}} frames are both 19 inch wide, but they have completely different mounting mechanisms. | |
− | The | + | Some datacenters provide colocation services where customers may install a server at a central location with better bandwidth and power reliability than a customer could provide on their own. By using a poorly writen colocation {{w|Terms Of Service}} (TOS) agreement, Black Hat may be able to enter a legal fixed term contract where to install beehives at a data center without being kicked out. |
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+ | As with many types of Terms of Service contracts, such as privacy agreements, a standard {{w|Standard_form_contract|boilerplate}} wording is used amongst many contractors. Megan comments that a term forbidding the installation of beehives will quickly become a standard term in colocation agreements. | ||
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+ | The alt-text may be a reference to the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118570/quotes?ref_=tt_ql_3 Air Bud]. The original quote is "Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball." | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Megan and Black Hat are talking, Megan is sitting at a computer | + | :[Megan and Black Hat are talking, Megan is sitting at a computer] |
:Black Hat: I've discovered something. | :Black Hat: I've discovered something. | ||
:Megan: Oh? | :Megan: Oh? | ||
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:Black Hat: I'll find a new datacenter. | :Black Hat: I'll find a new datacenter. | ||
:Black Hat: Turns out most colocation TOSes don't mention beehives. | :Black Hat: Turns out most colocation TOSes don't mention beehives. | ||
− | :Megan: I | + | :Megan: I suspects that will soon change. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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