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2003-08-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by .com 2003-08-14 5:00:46 PM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There's a related link in the story:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/297115.asp
which explains the power system (from about 90,000 feet) and even has a cute little Flash app - you might show this to your kids when they ask "Why?" - inevitable if you were among the affected.

Posted by .com 2003-8-14 5:06:33 PM|| 2003-8-14 5:06:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bummer for those stuck, especially with ATM's not working...

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-14 5:26:44 PM|| 2003-8-14 5:26:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 ...we had a porn-fest in your absence.

And Fred figured out a way to email us pizza and beer!

(I'd much rather have a cartoon fest than a porn fest. Let's do that next time Fred. Or a Humphrey Bogart film festival, if you'd rather.)

Posted by Angie Schultz 2003-8-14 5:47:43 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2003-8-14 5:47:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 some of us east of Toronto are still on line; my laptop is good for a couple of hours and then I'll switch to my corporate laptop. damn.

so where are the links huh? I'm sitting by the pool, had a steak(Canadian Beef)on the barbie, and enjoy the last of the cold beer.

Posted by john 2003-8-14 6:27:21 PM|| 2003-8-14 6:27:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Frank G - Agreed - my ATM is a lifeline and I do everything online - for the last 7 yrs, in fact. This would really hurt!

Angie - The pizza and beer thing was a great! I just used pr0n to get their attention... your know how we myns are wired - we can't help ourselves! That's my excuse, anyway, and I'm sticking to it! ;->

john - "Canadian Beef"
So, uh, does that mean it's born frozen?
"so where are the links huh?"
Well I've been ~~collecting pr0n for a friend~~ looking for a new online brokerage service for some time. I can recommend a couple:
~~http://www.bikinipage1.com/t01/alyssa03/aly01.jpg~~
~~http://www.dreamyvirgins.com/sweetdevon/18/pic13.jpg~~
AmeriTrade (http://www.ameritrade.com/)
TD Waterhouse (http://www.tdwaterhouse.com/)

I hope this helps with your pool-side uh, um, research!

Posted by .com 2003-8-14 7:37:59 PM|| 2003-8-14 7:37:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is bizarre. It didn't affect us in Pittsburgh, but it did north of us in Erie and west out to Cleveland. What I can't figure is why an isolated county like Adams (Gettysburg) is affected, when Philly and none of the other counties around it are affected.

All I can say is, if you live in NYC and posess an evil, naughty, illegal firearm, now is the time to pull it out, sit by the door, and make sure your family and posessions stay safe tonight!

Or you can rest securely in the knowledge that the authorities will guarantee your safety. After all, there's enough cops to protect all 10 million of you simultaneously in this crisis, right? That system works perfectly in Britain!

Posted by Dar 2003-8-14 9:25:57 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-14 9:25:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I have to add that, like many of you, my first thought was terrorism. I can't help but think that a dozen teams of two in vans, one driving and one sniping, driving out in different directions from NYC and sniping at transformers along the way wouldn't be any less effective. Actually, probably more so since the damage would not be localized but would require more personnel and more equipment to fix. I think our dependence on electricity for nearly everything we do is our most obvious Achilles Heel.

Posted by Dar 2003-8-14 9:47:02 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-14 9:47:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 "I think our dependence on electricity for nearly everything we do is our most obvious Achilles Heel."
Agreed, but life would suck the biggun' without it. I like Tom Clancy's response in that Newsweak interview yesterday - the gist was that we should hang onto our freedoms and vulnerabilites and fight back against anyone who ~~fucks with 'em~~ wants to take them away. Who ya gonna call? John Clark, methinks.

Posted by .com 2003-8-14 10:27:32 PM|| 2003-8-14 10:27:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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