Can't access RIC's website?

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:43 pm

In my day job, we have designed and built major data centers for people like NFL Films and Vanguard, to name but a few. Although a different scale, the precautions taken that Mr. Hall described are the same.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:51 pm

This may work fine for you but it certainly won't for us. Also, we trust our own competence far better than we do some of the big, well-known outside providers that have managed to take our systems down in the distant past. Let's not forget that this is SBC/AT&T that succeeded in knocking us out this time, for example.

We've had 100% up time (other than for planned maintenance) for several years now.

By the way, we left http://www.rickenbacker.net at the old address in case that connection comes back first.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:02 pm

Everything breaks down. Whaaddyaa gonna do?????

Like JH said. Nobody died or anything.

Although I wouldnt hand him any sharp objects for a while.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:03 pm

Or blunt objects for that matter.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:04 pm

I was trenching my old backyard about 12 years ago and cut everyone's cable TV. Which was ok with me because I had satellite.

Sorry we ****** you off John, but it's good to hear from you.

I guess my pidgeon thing wasn't that funny. Oh well! I laughed when I was typing it. In fact, I'm laughing again.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:16 pm

SBC and AT&T can't figure out how to bring DSL into my place of residence ... well they did when they slammed me ... I had Earthlink dsl and then SBC slammed me and took over the account ... so I canceled the sbc dsl ... then my earthlink dsl wouldn't work ... and SBC and AT&T can't seem to make dsl work on my phone line now ... at first they said Earthlink still had "codes" on the phone line then they said my phone line is a "shared" line ... one of my coworkers had a similar problem with SBC and AT&T ... they gave her a lame excuse about the computer data from 2 servers needing to be merged ... I think their phone support people just make up stuff on the fly ...

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:45 pm

I work plenty of part time jobs directing traffic and providing security on road construction/repair projects so I have seen my share of severed lines for phone, electric, water, fiber optic and, my personal favorite, sewer. It is often the construction company's fault but it is also quite a bit of the time the fault of the surveyor or a mistake in the blueprints of where things should be. It should never happen but with the complicated infrastructure I'm shocked that it doesn't happen far more often.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:49 pm

So are you the policeman Paul was referring to in another post?

I used to be a cop in SF. So I wasn't sure if he meant you or me.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:07 pm

I didn't notice Paul mentioned it.....but yep, I'm guilty of not going to college and taking a civil service job.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:17 pm

Nothing wrong with that Brian. Where are you on the job?

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:48 pm

Cleveland Ohio. I just reached my 10th year so I still have a while to go.

Why aren't you a cop anymore? Bigger and better things or just sick of it? Hopefully nothing more serious.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:50 pm

If I lay on the ground can you trace my outline with chalk?

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri May 12, 2006 2:59 pm

Yes, or I could use pepper spray !

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:31 pm

never mind ...

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Fri May 12, 2006 3:37 pm