13 thoughts on ““Please Stand By” Open Thread”

1. I'm assuming the tech monkeys have been sold off to science.

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2. I do like your official redirect screen though. Experiencing technical issues, please be patient….30% complete…………….50% complete……rinse /repeat. Better to see that page than to just not be able to access the site.

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3. I had trouble with everything today. All three components of my Comcast package including phone, TV and computer. All better now. Is there some strange planetary alignment going on? Are you sure nobody’s been hacking you? Seems like it’s been one thing after another with this site ever since we all started having so much fun at the Repugs’ expense over Coffmangate. I’d suspect the Cindy Coffman besotted Moderatus if I thought he had enough IQ points.

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4. SLOOOW

   EStreet.com is my favorite provider and the owner lives in Denver.

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5. We can at least assume Pols hasn't outsourced to __________ or ____________. Bravo to that.

   ALEC isn't waiting around on their mission of enacting the Koch Brothers' Master Agenda:

   The American Legislative Exchange Council’s 2015 annual meeting in San Diego drew more protesters than it did delegates. And (for few moments, anyway) the issue of what ALEC actually does to took precedence over the appearances of GOP aspirants to the presidency.

   A united front of labor and activist organizations staged a rally in the Embarcadero Park North, located behind the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, where legislators and lobbyists were gathered.

   Buses came from Los Angeles. Things were well organized. There was plenty of food and water to be had. There was also plenty of intense sunshine, symbolizing in a way, the purpose of the protest: to make the public aware that ALEC is not the virtuous organization it claims to be.

   From the Times of San Diego:

   Francine Busby, chairwoman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, called ALEC a group of extremists and, at a news conference before the peaceful demonstration, demanded that Mayor Kevin Faulconer not make a speech at the conference.

   Common Cause President Miles Rapoport characterized the conference as “a festival of closed-door deal-making by politicians, corporate executives and lobbyists. They gather to do the public’s business in private, fashioning legislation that undercuts the public interest in things like clean air and water, quality public schools, economic fairness and participatory democracy.

   From KPBS:

   Mickey Kasparian, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers, said he didn’t want ALEC in San Diego.

   “This is a no ALEC zone. I mean, we don’t want ALEC in our city or, quite frankly, in our state,” Kasparian said. “This is California. We fight for workers’ rights. We fight for affordable healthcare.”

   The Teamsters online publication pointed out why they thought it was important to come to San Diego:

   Hundreds of Teamsters from across California traveled to San Diego today to participate in a massive protest outside a national meeting for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The Teamsters had one clear message they wanted to send – it was time for UPS to end its affiliation with ALEC.

   The Teamsters Union represents more than 250,000 members at UPS and UPS Freight. UPS remains an active member of ALEC despite the organization’s anti-worker and anti-union agenda that seeks to undermine and weaken worker protections. As of April 2015, more than 120 major corporations and organizations have publicly announced they no longer work with ALEC due to the organization’s stance on many controversial issues.

   Local outlets from around the country made note of their legislators travelling to San Diego.

   From North Carolina’s alt Indyweek:

   The state does not have a budget yet, but at least nine North Carolina lawmakers are headed to gorgeous San Diego (today’s forecast: 77 and sunny) for the annual convention of the American Legislative Exchange Council. This is the Koch-funded, über-powerful conservative group behind much of the nation’s (and North Carolina’s) regressive bills.

   How many CO Republicans are in San Diego? 

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6. Best of luck Pols.  My company had a system outage for a day due to incompetence and fate so I feel for you.  Stay positive and don't touch two wires together unless you're looking for more excitement in your life.

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7. I just found out that my firewall cuts my upload speeds by 50% and my download speeds by 75% and all in the name of protecting me.  When I asked my tech to pick out a better firewall, he got his little fee-fees hurted. 

   Tech, it's not what I want it to be.

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   1. We have the greatest tech guy ever. Every few years we have a problem we can't fix by ourselves. Mainly by my husband's self. He's way more tech literate than I am. Our guy makes everything better, downloads the latest best free stuff for our protection that doesn't slow us down and charges a very reasonable fee. Best techie ever.

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      1. I have to have a specialized tech because "security," and this guy is the best of the bad bunch.  But my employees call him Princess to his face, because he acts like he's straight out of a Disney movie.

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8. Just checking in to see how the site's doing today. Seems pretty good as far a speed, etc. At least for basic stuff which is pretty much all I do. Hope the other stuff is working better too.

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   1. Hopefully things will be running even better after the weekend.

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      2. Hey, thanks for the 30%, now 50% markings.  Helps me be less paranoid.

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