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[first lines]
Curator: Everything okay down there?
Max Peterson: Piece a cake.
Curator: That locks it?
Max Peterson: Yep, centuries of Thai history, safe as Fort Knox. Watch, uh,
[removes a panel]
Max Peterson: Relax, I'm a professional.
Max Peterson: [causes a massive short] Okay, now your servers are down because of a power surge, a grid malfunction, or maybe even a bomb. Now, if the intruder tries to reboot your servers or access the data, he'll always hit this screen.
[login screen]
Max Peterson: This is your BIOS-level password. Without it, nothing works in this room.
[types the password]
Curator: Oh, we memorize.
Max Peterson: Oh yes, just in case.
[systems come back online, he starts to leave]
Curator: Oh, when do lights come back on?
Max Peterson: Well right, uh, you're going to have to call an electrician...
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Agent Dave Grant: I'm impressed. I always thought you were a little stupid.
Max Peterson: You mean stupid like, build a computer that knows absolutely everything, and then lose control of it?
Sergey Gubanov
Extended Reading
