So I'm on the phone troubleshooting here at work, as is my job. I get a valley girl on the phone. Sweet girl, nice person, but not computer literate. I use Google Earth with an overlay that shows our coverage. To best orient the customer to our signal, we ask them to rotate the modem in the direction of the tower, and to tell them which way is ( Read more... )

I just got bitten on the foot. in bed. by an ant.

I must scream but I have no voice.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=3688563&page=3

Our state is just full of sexual-pervert-LOSE this month.

Remember the strip-searched McDonalds employee? Yeah. Dude was calling from Panama City.

For Reference: The QuikSCAT satellite is one of the key data collection satellites that lets us examine hurricanes and their formation. It's a key data provider. Failure of this satellite will cause an immediate 16% decrease in our forecast accuracy.

The STORY: The QuikSCAT satellite is failing in inevitable ways. It's long since due to be replaced ( Read more... )

I sent the following letter to Senators Martinez and Nelson, as well as Representative Miller (after modifying the important parts, like the name).

I encourage you to do so as well.

Senator Martinez ( Read more... )

( Eye bleach required. )