A Week’s Worth of Twitter Updates

Posted By on July 9, 2012 at 10:00 am

  • ICYMI: Thus Spake Russ: Dad http://t.co/Vm29QQbD #
  • I only ever delete typos, then resend them. RT @laurenmarie10: Yep. MT @cmdeb Do ppl rly not delete their DMs? They just let them pile up? #
  • I have learned tonight that Kismet *really* doesn't like having tape stuck to his tail. And so has he. #
  • [clever rejoinder] RT @ToddKincannon: [dirty pun] RT @dondalynn [feigned outrage] RT @keder: [offensive tweet] #
  • Yes, yes, yes! RT @thekelliejane: this this this this this all day!! RT @bdomenech: "Not being beasts, but men." http://t.co/FJPF32bG #
  • RT @AblativMeatshld: Remember, small children – When playing with fireworks, don't forget that chicks dig scars. #
  • Happy Independence Day, fellow Americans! (Yeah, I spelled it out all the way, it's *that* important & unique in the history of the world.) #
  • 100 degrees and raining. Is this a harbinger of some sort of apocalypse? #
  • After extensive testing I can definitively state, without fear of contradiction: *any* artichoke is better than *no* artichoke. #
  • Hooray, I'm off duty on Mondays. // RT @DailyCaller: Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday – http://t.co/aH51h4FW #
  • The temperature has dropped 10 degrees in the last 10 minutes, and we're under a sever t-storm alert. Wheee, fun! #
  • Incoming… http://t.co/KFbJB6bA #
  • She Wore a Yellow Burkha #worstwesternsever #
  • The Birchers #worstwesternsever #
  • McClinton! #worstwesternsever #
  • Big Joke #worstwesternsever #
  • The Sons of Katy Elder #worstwesternsever #seriously #itsucked #
  • The Three Amigas #worstwesternsever #
  • Thread winner. RT @CatsPolitics: Fart Apache #worstwesternsever #
  • [Anything starring John Wayne Gacy] #worstwesternsever #
  • Honeydo #worstwesternsever #
  • Chicom #worstwesternsever #
  • Two Fools for Sister Sarah #worstwesternsever #
  • Horton Hears a Who Grit #worstwesternsever #
  • I turned in early to try to get an extra hour or so of sleep. Guess whether tonight was the night for neuropathy to strike. Go on, guess. #
  • Kismet is eagerly anticipating my sister's visit the week after next. Packet hasn't said, but I think he's reserving judgment. #
  • Whoa… a **Dangerous** Thunderstorm Alert…? Never seen that one before. #doom #
  • I don't know if anyone has noticed this before… but Michael Bay movies sure are full of explosions, aren't they? #CaptainObvious #
  • OK internet, you were right about Game of Thrones. Book 1 & Season 1… WOW. That doesn't mean you get a free pass in the future, though. #
  • Dagnabbit! RT @NolteNC: Criminy it's hot. How hot? Hot enuf I'm using the word criminy. #
  • Slow day at work + Walking Dead marathon makes Russ a happy boy. #
  • Just momentarily glimpsed and heard Debbie Wasserman-Shultz on my TV. I may have used harsh language for a minute there. #tcot #
  • PC has a virus… rootkit … huzzah. #
  • If the guide description of a movie begins with "inspiring documentary," sorry, *click* #

Instant Message Excerpts: On Being a Network Engineer, 16

Posted By on July 7, 2012 at 3:22 pm

My job is what you might call “intellectually challenging.” It’s pretty much all brain-work and typing, with the occasional bit of “maintaining good customer relations” thrown in.

Some parts of the job, of course, are easier than others. Much easier. Like changing out bad cables….

Russ(2:55:34 PM): ok… the field tech is on site?
Gonzo(2:55:47 PM): yes
Russ(2:55:51 PM): he has the replacement cable?
Gonzo(2:55:59 PM): yes
Gonzo(2:56:05 PM): he’s ready
Russ(2:56:14 PM): then why not just tell him to replace the damn cable?
Russ(2:56:47 PM): -mutter-
Russ(2:57:12 PM): you do realize this is, like, the least rocket-sciencey part of our career field, right?

Cable swaps are not what one would refer to as “effective use of senior engineer time.”