Wet (and dedicated) Geeks at Hack Day London

Only in London does a programming conference get interrupted by a downpour of rain -- indoors.

Hundreds of geeks gathered for Hack Day London at the huge Alexandra Palace broke out umbrellas Saturday to stop laptops from getting soaked when rain poured in through the roof. A lightning strike had shorted circuits and opened the building's electronically controlled skylights.

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