I am watching Nancy Grace's show. If it wasn't so sad and or about my friend it would be funny. I have never seen anyone who is so absolutely out of her mind. I don't think she is even listening to anything Eric's lawyer has said.
By the way Nancy, his lawyer isn't the one who said the shooting was an accident.
All in all an amazing series of random statements and ideas you threw together. No wonder SNL makes fun of you.
I think I'll go listen to WNOX News Talk 100.3 in Knoxville.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tech Haiku
Dedicated to Telco...
Yell and scream Loser.
I can read your message trace.
It's your fault, Dummy!
I can read your message trace.
It's your fault, Dummy!
ISDN
Call comes in. Telco tells the tech he is sending National ISDN 2 information in his SETUP message even though he is running Nortel protocol.
Interesting I think.
I look at the trace, the tech has pointed out what Telco is griping about. In our Calling Party Number and Called Party Number we code it as National Number (which his protocol analyzer shows as National 2).
hehehehehe
Nice, National Numbering Plan means we are sending ten digits (Following the North American Numbering Plan). So we are perfectly correct in sending it. What is REALLY funny is the fact that the RELEASE COMPLETE message which has the Cause Value shows the Cause as being "Channel not available."
Nothing to do with number format.
It's really funny how someone with a protocol analyzer can yell and scream and convince techs it's their fault, when they have NO idea what they are looking at.
Oh well, that's why I am here.
Interesting I think.
I look at the trace, the tech has pointed out what Telco is griping about. In our Calling Party Number and Called Party Number we code it as National Number (which his protocol analyzer shows as National 2).
hehehehehe
Nice, National Numbering Plan means we are sending ten digits (Following the North American Numbering Plan). So we are perfectly correct in sending it. What is REALLY funny is the fact that the RELEASE COMPLETE message which has the Cause Value shows the Cause as being "Channel not available."
Nothing to do with number format.
It's really funny how someone with a protocol analyzer can yell and scream and convince techs it's their fault, when they have NO idea what they are looking at.
Oh well, that's why I am here.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Eric
OK, so I just found out Eric is supposed to show up on the Today show tomorrow morning for an interview from Jail. I don't know what all is happening, I still have to go back and watch Norman and Tonya in their interview.
Jen and I mailed letters to him today. We're both worried sick.
I saw his wife apparently tried to kill herself. I can only hope and pray his kids are being watched after by their grandmother. They don't deserve any of this.
Jen and I mailed letters to him today. We're both worried sick.
I saw his wife apparently tried to kill herself. I can only hope and pray his kids are being watched after by their grandmother. They don't deserve any of this.
Work is Overtaking My Life
OK, I am officially pooped.
Work has consumed me and I am running like crazy from the minute I get here until I leave. Right now I am waiting for a callback for more information so I can post information (more paperwork).
meanwhile tech is talking to another engineer. Tech has an ISDN span with the B Channels set for AT&T protocol and the D Channel set for NI-2 Protocol. He is complaining calls get dropped occasionally and Telco is talking about call-by-call service.
"Great," I say, "Telco needs to tell you what protocol you are running so you can have all your channels running the right protocol AND THEN you need to find out what call by call services they are using."
Step. By. Step.
It isn't RUN then WALK.
Work has consumed me and I am running like crazy from the minute I get here until I leave. Right now I am waiting for a callback for more information so I can post information (more paperwork).
meanwhile tech is talking to another engineer. Tech has an ISDN span with the B Channels set for AT&T protocol and the D Channel set for NI-2 Protocol. He is complaining calls get dropped occasionally and Telco is talking about call-by-call service.
"Great," I say, "Telco needs to tell you what protocol you are running so you can have all your channels running the right protocol AND THEN you need to find out what call by call services they are using."
Step. By. Step.
It isn't RUN then WALK.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Turmoil
OK, so I haven't really blogged about this (or much of anything lately). It's not that I don't care, but I found out my friend Eric McLean is in jail right now.
I have known Eric since high school and he is a kind an generous person. I can't really comment too much without worrying about his case (although anything I posted would be hearsay anyway). I just want to put on here that he is my friend and there is more to the story than what has been released so far.
I think I'll throw a permanent link up in the right hand bar and post links to news stories as they come in.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
I have known Eric since high school and he is a kind an generous person. I can't really comment too much without worrying about his case (although anything I posted would be hearsay anyway). I just want to put on here that he is my friend and there is more to the story than what has been released so far.
I think I'll throw a permanent link up in the right hand bar and post links to news stories as they come in.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
The Wacking Has Begun!
OK, so the rumor mill states eight people have been wacked out of one of our areas. I personally am waiting to see what develops.
Perhaps Haiku later. Gotta go now.
Perhaps Haiku later. Gotta go now.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
DOH!
Another engineer works with a tech for an hour and a half on an IP Gateway device.
Programming looks good, Gateway is set up correctly, can ping back and forth on the network. but the Gateway will not come up.
We check the licensing on the software CD, and it is OK. We check in the PBX and don't see it. We go back and forth on what could be wrong.
After all this the tech finally says...
"Oh, guys, this software never got loaded. I wasn't here to do it and I guess no one did."
UGH!
So after 90 minutes of troubleshooting with multiple engineers he realizes he hasn't checked the very first thing he should have checked BEFORE calling in.
I'm not bitter, just amazed.
Programming looks good, Gateway is set up correctly, can ping back and forth on the network. but the Gateway will not come up.
We check the licensing on the software CD, and it is OK. We check in the PBX and don't see it. We go back and forth on what could be wrong.
After all this the tech finally says...
"Oh, guys, this software never got loaded. I wasn't here to do it and I guess no one did."
UGH!
So after 90 minutes of troubleshooting with multiple engineers he realizes he hasn't checked the very first thing he should have checked BEFORE calling in.
I'm not bitter, just amazed.
No One Here
Oh well, today at jobtopia, we have several absences, so we have the potential for major backups.
I, myself, get to enjoy the wonders of setting up a new test and trying to reverse engineer more applications.
Oh well. Sigh. It's a living here at the hub of the Telecom universe.
I, myself, get to enjoy the wonders of setting up a new test and trying to reverse engineer more applications.
Oh well. Sigh. It's a living here at the hub of the Telecom universe.
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