September 2007
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I know, it sound like the title to a movie but what do all these things have in common? Simple, transportation.
The transport of goods, people and services but more important, information.
Are you aware that if two cars are traveling down the road, doing the posted speed limit and the 1st car slows down causing the 2nd car to tap it's brakes that within 15 mins cars will be stopping at the same place? It's a proven fact. Millions of $ have been spent on this and a million other things that affect transportation.
Weather is the number one event that affects transportation but in today's world it is electronics. Air, rail and a large part of land transportation are all controled by electronic information. What's that got to do with this blog?
Simple, all info on this web site and all others are transmitted by electronic means and the same effect that a slowing car has on traffic the same principle applies to electronic information.
Did you know that by the time an improvement is planned, drawn up and approved for transportation and construction is begun it is out of date? The plans were made for improvements for the problem that existed when the plans were made. They do not take into consideration the fact that the improvements will do nothing to eliviate (?) problems to come. It's a no win situation. Do you think the inventors of the web ever expected it to be so big?
And the same problem exists within the internet that exists in transportation.
If a problems developes in London it can affect air travel world wide. Look what happened during the bombing there. Transportation came to a stop the same in the US on 9/11. So, when a problem occurs on the internet it affects the entire net.
There are only so many routes of travel by air, land and sea and even less by land based communications. How many trans-Alantic and trans-Pacific land lines exist for communication? I don't know but I do know for today's society it is not enough. One hic-up and all communications are affected, and it filters down to every web site.
I read a lot of complaints about the web site and the Admin but I ask who is really to blame.
When the earth quake occured in the San Francisco people didn't complain about it collapsing the Bay Bridge but they did complain about the collapse of the Cypress Structure. Excuse me, but do you think the highway dept wanted to build the Cypress structure? Hell, no! The city and county of Oakland determined where it would go and how it would be built the state did not want to build a double deck freeway over land fill but that's the only place they were allowed to build.
I read a lot of complaints about the web site and site admin but who is really to blame? The people working to fix problems that some one else is responsible for or the people trying to fix them? This is a world wide web site can you imagine what it must be like to work on a system like this, I can't. I wouldn't. I'd break the whole thing and say FI. Let every one worry about themselves but Admin doesn't do that. And Admin isn't just one person, there is a team that works together to keep this site running and I, for one, am greatful that there is a team of people willing to do this.
What are you complaining about? The site is free and this team is trying to do every thing they can. Do you complain when some one gives you a gift?
Every one should lighten up. There are problems there will be problems, it is a part of daily life. Just be thanful that we have a site like this to go to.
I know, I'm a hobbyist so points, activity and rep don't really matter to me but I do understand the concerns of providers but, again, give 'em some time things will work out.
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Current Mood: annoyed
Added on: 09/02/07 14:07
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