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primeideal) wrote2021-02-02 08:22 am
primeideal) wrote2021-02-02 08:22 am
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Sunday night it started to snow in the DC area, and shortly after, my wi-fi/DNS started acting up. I assumed it was just my devices being finicky (I have a new computer on the way, but that's another story). Monday, more snow, wi-fi still bad. Reset the router. Logged into my service provider (via mobile data) that said it wasn't just me, the area was affected, should be fixed in a couple hours. (And here's what to do if you have a power outage, which I didn't.) Went for a walk to pass the time. Come back, still the same. A few minutes later, power goes out. Uh-oh. Is this a large problem too? Let's check "Washington Post" on the phone.
Post headlines are about how the storm has moved to New York and is terrible there. Okay, how about "local news." First headline in the local section: "Giant pandas roll, play in snow." Excellent use of the headlinese comma. And the article included links to these excellent tweets.
The power came on a couple hours later and the internet shortly after that, everything is fine. And the snow is pretty, even if I did not appreciate it firsthand to the same extent the pandas did.
Post headlines are about how the storm has moved to New York and is terrible there. Okay, how about "local news." First headline in the local section: "Giant pandas roll, play in snow." Excellent use of the headlinese comma. And the article included links to these excellent tweets.
The power came on a couple hours later and the internet shortly after that, everything is fine. And the snow is pretty, even if I did not appreciate it firsthand to the same extent the pandas did.