Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

I can argue about this all day on Facebook or Twitter (and sometimes do, whether trolling or serious depends on the 
day). Let's reign it back in to network operations concerns. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

Midwest-IX 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Brandon Svec via NANOG" <nanog () nanog org> 
To: "Mel Beckman" <mel () beckman org> 
Cc: "Rich Kulawiec" <rsk () gsp org>, nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 1:43:22 PM 
Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts 












On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:37 AM Mel Beckman < mel () beckman org > wrote: 




Either weather events are getting worse, or they aren’t. 




No, nothing is so black and white. Certainly not science. 

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I provided solid evidence that they are diminishing. 
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No, you didn't. You shared an opinion piece written by the president of a science denying lobbying group funded by 
Exxon Mobil 

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The truth of this issue is important to NANOG, because we build the infrastructure that runs the Internet, and we can’t 
afford to waste finite resources on alarmist claims. 

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That I can partially agree with. I would say even if science is 100% wrong about climate change and what is causing it, 
it is still a good investment to prepare for the unexpected and unprecedented when it comes to building and supporting 
resilient systems. 


Best 
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> On Feb 22, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Rich Kulawiec < rsk () gsp org > wrote: 
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 05:48:06PM +0000, Mel Beckman wrote: 
> > Sorry Global Warmists, 
>
> Right. Sure. Also, the earth is 6,000 years old (and flat), the moon 
> landings were faked, creationism is real, dinosaurs and humans co-existed, 
> vaccines cause autism, Elvis is alive, and...how does that line go? Oh, 
> right: artificial sweeteners are safe, WMDs were in Iraq, and Anna Nicole 
> married for love. [shout-out to Levon Helm] 
>
> This trash doesn't deserve rebuttal: it deserves ridicule. 
>
> ---rsk 


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