None So Blind

There was nothing wrong with the modem. There was nothing wrong with the drivers or software. The cables and plugs were all correctly fitted and transmitting.

The username was wrong.

Once that was corrected, everything else worked perfectly. If I had the strength I'd scream. As it is I'm too exhausted even to grind my teeth.
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Back in the real world, New Orleans has been destroyed by hurricane and flooding. The army have been instructed to give presidence to catching looters over rescuing survivors. It seems protecting ruined property is more important than saving black lives.

Newspapers, TV and radio have spent the last year reporting one natural disaster after another. To my knowledge, none have even mentioned climate change or global warming - it's like a tacit conspiracy of amyclean silence.