Back on Line
We were without the Internet for almost a week.
It turns out the filter that was installed to make sure we only get basic cable was misapplied. Instead of being installed after the splitter, on the "TV" line only, it was installed before the splitter, so that it affected the Internet as well.
Why it worked for a few weeks with the new modum before it died, I don't know.
Then the installer said he wanted to check that our TV service was OK. I said that as a matter of fact, our reception of Ch. 28 (Fox) had been snowy ever since this new filter was installed. He replaced the filter, and voila! everything works.
Thursday I met my American Constitutional Law class for the first time. Somewhere between 50 and 60 people, and I will have a TA to help with grading. I'm really looking forward to it. I told the students I will submit all their essays to a web-based service that checks for "textual similarities" that might point to plagiarism. This means their work has to be submitted electronically. One student asked: since not all computers have floppy drives, is a CD acceptable? I'm going to have to get up to speed on that by next Thursday.
The course may also have a web site, which may be cool.
Hero the dog is healing nicely. I'm just on pins and needles that he's going to re-injure himself.
In the Ontario election, coming on Oct. 2, I think there is one over-arching question: do you want to re-elect a government that is committed to cutting taxes and reducing the "footprint" of government, or do you think it's time to rebuild government, or get it back to its previous rate of growth: "Re-invest in the services we all depend on."
I'm not sure whether to say much more about the war. Bush probably did what he had to do in his speech last Sunday: confirm that the military occupation of Iraq will continue for some time, and will cost more than had ever been projected previously. Try to make the case that this prolonged campaign, and greatly increased expense, is really the war on terrorism, or the heart of that war.
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