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<p>Ugh. Reminds me of doing some testing of a 3201 (poll-select) communications system with (as it turned out) my ex-employer. There would occasionally be system failures, and one of them was explained away (during the Winter) as 'Snow on the lines'. I was gobsmacked. This was the last 90's. I had nothing.</p>
<p>Fortunately, there was a tech at ex-employer that I'd played hockey with, and he was totally on the ball. When I had him on the phone with a problem, I got it solved right away. So at least there were *some* competent people there. That was a weird period of employment -- leading a major communications project with a company that had .. laid me off as being 'below standard'. Huh.</p>
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<p>Alex / [talexb] / Toronto</p>
<p><small>Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. <a href="http://www.groklaw.net">Groklaw</a> -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.</small></p>
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