Next time you get a blue screen,

May 27, 2000 8:28 AM

Next time you get a blue screen, think to yourself: "It could be worse."
posted by Steven Den Beste (5 comments total)

Do you think that has anything to do with "May 27, 19100"?
posted by baylink at 9:04 AM on May 27, 2000

You sure he didn't just execute an HCF?
posted by harmful at 10:21 AM on May 27, 2000

If you want a chuckle, traceroute to 204.198.80.3, and watch the names of the routers...
posted by baylink at 4:33 PM on May 27, 2000

Page took about five minutes to load on my parents' 33.6 connection. Wasn't worth at least two of those minutes ...

10 255 ms 221 ms 217 ms h1-0.hcf.bbnplanet.net [4.24.98.234]
11 256 ms * 260 ms elm-int.thpl.lib.fl.us [204.198.89.5]
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 952 ms 267 ms 225 ms scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us [204.198.80.3]

????
posted by dhartung at 11:17 PM on May 27, 2000

> 255 ms 221 ms 217 ms h1-0.hcf.bbnplanet.net [4.24.98.234]

I just thought it was nice to see that BBN still had a sense of humor...
posted by baylink at 9:58 AM on May 28, 2000