A Short Story Courtesy MK and DR.
Dan’s day:
06:00 :Wake up.
Go to check my email.
Curse Qwest for their obnoxious antics. The anger subsides; I feel myself getting desperate.
06:15 : Digging through boxes. I know I have this shit somewhere, I just need to keep looking. Keep finding other shit I’ll need later. Thought to self: I need to organize this shit. Thought interrupted by retrieval of desired components.
06:20 : Banged my faking thumb again.
06:30 :Stringing this much cable sucks. I’m climbing on my roof. I pause to reflect on the direction this day has taken me, smirk and climb higher.
06:35 :As I finish tweaking the signal, I finally get some internet. I heave a retired sigh.
06:40 : Furiously responding to email.
Most folks would’ve simply continued complaining and not done anything about it.
Also, I like the fact that you have 43 semi-(de)composed messages in your e-mail client.
It’s a bad habit — I continuously compose responses, and then never send them. I delete a few a day.
Is that… a pot lid?
Actually, it’s the reflector assembly from an old incandescent street light, recovered from a city dumpster. So far, it’s the very best reflector I’ve ever used, and I’ve tried a few.
Oh, this long, sordid history of trying different reflectors, from the foil pie pan/bread pan Pantenna, to one made from a Parabolic Heater, to the Ikea WiFi Booster. Fun stuff.
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=249088
REETZ POWER.
This reminds me of us war driving around Fargo, good times
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All the geek’s gear should definitely be organized – all of mine is stacked randomly in my garage…
I love the first picture.