Print shop in AZ exploded
(www.qnotables.com)
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It's definitely a distraction. Maybe a deliberate one?
They do think we are complete idiots? That's yet another error on their part.
Unless there really are the routers or print servers in the building. You wouldn't see that on the website photos though, but centralized resources would only happen if you were part of a larger printer group.
There are no routers or print servers connected in any way to voting! For heaven's sake, find out what routers and servers are and do. I have a router and a workstation capable of being a server on my desk and so does every computer wonk I know. Does it mean we are all connected to Maricopa County Elections office? It was an accident that almost killed 4 people and emptied out the rest of the mall where the print company was located. Who is supposed to be distracted? It's a blip on the news this morning. Eventually there will be a followup report which will be even less of a blip. Accidents happen in a city of 4 million all the time.
Where I work (in print and mail), none of the processing servers are held in house. I do have one on my desk, but that's a backup. ALL of our images are archived in some form on a couple of the servers we use. We also do bulk document hosting, so that stuff is all searchable on the servers that have an internet facing setup. I'm more of a programmer than network guy, so I know all the programs and content.
We used to have other companies hold the servers behind a vpn firewall in some server closet (small room with AC). That's what I am referring to.
That in mind, is it possible there was something there of note? Yes. Is it likely? Absolutely not. I am quite sure they didn't print ballots there. They don't have the resources on the floor for that kind of thing.
If the story is a distraction, it is because it literally is a nothing burger.
It was a small family shop. You can look at their site and see what they have and do. https://platinumprintingaz.com/about/ Don't see where they would need lots of outsourced servers. I feel very sad for them, now that work is all for nothing. 4 young men are in bad shape with burns.
I am not in disagreement here. I don't think the place had anything to do with the elections/ballots at all. There's absolutely no reason to house servers there to begin with. I was giving the only possible reason I could think of where it might have been related, but it's blatantly OBVIOUS that it's not.
So, I agree, it was just an accident. The newsworthiness of it is more due to location than anything. Nothing to see here related to Q.