During last week’s Macworld Expo I ran into Dave Provine in the Speaker’s Lounge and he and I sat there amidst a whirlwind of high technology, talking about old cars. It was an enjoyable retreat from the hectic week of emerging technology. Dave drives an old Triumph Spitfire, and we traded stories about roadside repairs and driving adventures. Afterwards he sent me some photos via email, including the one above, which melded the two themes of automobile repair and networking technology quite well.
Dave says that is a Lucent switch acting as a jackstand. Best use for a Lucent switch I’ve seen to date!
Anyone have four Cisco 6509s handy? I’ve got to do some work on my exhaust.
There is a discussion over on the Jag-Lovers.org E-type mailing lists about SUVs and how much damage they can do to small cars. I’ve always said that I’ll meet my death under a GMC Yukon being driven by a latte-sipping, cell-phone yakking soccer mom who runs a red light. SUV owners think that by driving some hulking monster of a vehicle that they are somehow “safe”… in reality they are just shoving the risk down everyone else’s throat. What would be minor fender-benders become dream-destroying disasters for those around them. You can not change the laws of physics. Your SUV can not stop as well as a car. Your SUV can not corner as well as a car. Your SUV can not handle as well as a car. Your SUV will do shocking damage to cars when you are an idiot and think that somehow the laws of physics do not apply to you.
I don’t relish >$3.00 a gallon gasoline but if it gets morons out of these road barges sooner rather than later then bring it on.
OK, this is a completely crappy mashup, but I have to say the first part wonderfully mimics the crappy stuff that Microsoft produces out of their Marketing & Advertising groups (trust me, I know… I used to work for a Microsoft marketing vendor!)… but the second half, where it falls apart is video from a GREAT 80s sci-fi flick that I loved. It i now in my NetFlix queue.
