Duane's little web log

A couple of weeks ago on a Thursday, our office network went down. Well, more specifically or connection to the outside world went down. It happened at around 9:00 in the morning and lasted all day. It was amazing to me how useless we became. I had access to my email, but nothing was coming in or going out. I didn't have access to any of our systems (which are all hosted somewhere else) so I couldn't do any scripting work. I couldn't surf the web, I couldn't check personal email. I was basically unable to work or play for an entire day.

It reminded me of when I was a kid in Eastern Oregon and we occasionally had snow days. Of course in an area where it regularly snows, a snow day is a significant deal. We're talking several feet of snow overnight. So much that the plows that have been plowing all night can't keep up. LOTS of snow.

Obviously in the temperate bay area, we don't get snow. Once every 20 years we get a little that sticks to the ground. Of course the idiots on the road are still going 75-80 and run into things left and right, but it's never enough to stop the world from moving. On the other hand, if we all lost connectivity, most of the tech industry would be at a standstill, just as I was a couple of Thursdays ago. Snow day.

Duane