Gross ineptitude and callous disregard are the only two phrases which come to mind in characterizing the federal relief efforts in NO. For the past few days I have watched the news coverage and spoken with colleagues trapped in the NO area, and my feelings are moving more and more towards anger. As we learn [...]
Aside from a lot of bad personal stuff going on, the situation in NO has just made me numb. All of this is just unbelievable — Americans dying of dehydration, Americans raping children, Americans stealing to survive. We’ve seen enormous acts of heroism and sacrifice, but it is the darker side of this tragedy which [...]
I’ve spent many days in NOCs trying to keep an ISP up and running through various local disasters, but the guys at directNIC.com in New Orleans are amazing. The amount of work and dedication these people have put in to keep their few remaining customers up and running is inspiring.
One of OPs is blogging [...]
