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2015-09-02
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From the XKCD survey:
When you think about stuff on the internet, where do you picture it being physically located? Even if you know it's not really how things work, is there a place you imagine websites and social media posts sitting before you look at them? If so, where is it?
A heavily air conditioned white room with large racks of equipment and a zillion cables and blinking lights. Some of the equipment is running programs that have been touched by people I know. The room is in a building that has one or two pieces of large construction equipment digging outside, ready to take down both of the redundant connections to the rest of the internet. There is an angry man with no cranial hair and a lot of tattoos with a mallet in a control booth, berating and occasionally beating people who interfere with those connections.
http://xkcd.com/1572/
A heavily air conditioned white room with large racks of equipment and a zillion cables and blinking lights. Some of the equipment is running programs that have been touched by people I know. The room is in a building that has one or two pieces of large construction equipment digging outside, ready to take down both of the redundant connections to the rest of the internet. There is an angry man with no cranial hair and a lot of tattoos with a mallet in a control booth, berating and occasionally beating people who interfere with those connections.
http://xkcd.com/1572/
My tweets
- Tue, 12:16: my inbox is freaking me out again.
- Tue, 22:07: Prep for blue renewal: tomorrow my office will see my blond streak. http://t.co/ClVXngdou2
- Tue, 22:14: @GlitterFemme @thewildestsea @rainherself @tjathurman @andrewducker Not on Android at this moment.
- Tue, 23:19: RT @muppetK: Skippy makes concession speech: OK FINE IT IS GOTHEFUCKTOSLEEP TIME. SLEEP WELL. I'LL COVER SQUIRRELS WITH GLITTER GLUE IN…
- Wed, 01:02: My fitbit #Fitstats_en_US for 9/01/2015: 7,501 steps and 3.2 miles traveled. http://t.co/gFMrr7HEB6
- Wed, 04:00: Photoset: rennemichaels: ungoliantschilde: Bill Watterson ~ Calvin & Hobbes: the Snowmen, Part 1. http://t.co/Y5CZf0tYtw
- Wed, 09:25: RT @kumailn: Hey everyone, God came to me in a dream last night & told me it was cool if gay people wanna get married. So that settles that…
- Wed, 09:30: RT @epocalypse: Our 4 year old has now been coached to sing out "People!" each time a reporter refers to "migrants" on TV. #bringingbackthe…
- Wed, 11:12: If you have never experienced the pleasure of not having any more non-matching socks (except for Very Special Socks) I recommend it. #xkcd
- Wed, 11:14: V SPECIFIC reminder from payroll: 'DO NOT submit your time under “Non-billable Costa Rica Holiday Time” as this may not generate a payment.'