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Friday, May 21, 11:30PM

While on the phone with Wayne, friend and collaborator, working on improvements to my online baseball game, CSFBL (Computer Simulated Fantasy Baseball League), we noticed that the DSL line went out. Resetting the router didn’t bring things back. Since this is not very uncommon with my ISP, Intercom, we finished up our work (which was a nice improvement to the statistical normalization in the game, but I digress), expecting the line to come up shortly.

Friday, May 21, 1:30PM

I leave the house to drive up to Kingston, NY for another friend’s weekend wedding. The DSL line is still out so I ask a friend to call in a ticket to the ISP.

Sunday, May 23, 2:00PM

I get back home and the line is still out, so I try calling the ISP again. I leave a message with the answering service, who gives me a new . . .

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