Well, if that's the case, then it was a troll of a troll :-) On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote:
> Trolling two people that clearly do not think highly of our senior senator. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jason McKemie via Af" <af@afmug.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> > *To: *af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> > *Sent: *Monday, September 29, 2014 7:27:31 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arson attack on FAA datacenter > > To what are you referring? I'm pretty skeptical of mainstream media FYI. > > On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> wrote: > >> Do you live under a bridge? >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Jason McKemie via Af" <af@afmug.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Monday, September 29, 2014 7:23:11 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arson attack on FAA datacenter >> >> Little bit of haterism going on here, he's one of the better ones IMO. >> Does he not hang out upstate enough for you guys? >> >> On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af" <af@afmug.com> >>> *To: *af@afmug.com >>> *Sent: *Monday, September 29, 2014 5:07:43 PM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Arson attack on FAA datacenter >>> >>> Damn, why couldn't it be Durbin that slit his own throat. >>> >>> On 9/29/2014 5:04 PM, That One Guy via Af wrote: >>> >>> im going with isis on this >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This is only a couple miles from our office. They had all the local >>>> news choppers up in the air over it on Friday. I was surprised that it >>>> didn't garner more national coverage. I guess since it wasn't the terror >>>> threat of the day, it didn't get any traction. Just a disgruntled >>>> employee. Even the first reports said it was not a terrorist act. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 9/29/2014 4:36 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh yeah, >>>> >>>> I'm in Chicago for a few days. Flew in on thursday before this >>>> happened. My wife flew in on Saturday and ended up with a nasty delay in >>>> MSP since there were very very few flights flying into the affected area, >>>> which basically includes both chicago airports, and the two airports up in >>>> wisconsin. Thousands of flights cancelled over the last couple of days. >>>> >>>> That's the big news here. >>>> >>>> -forrest >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Eric Kuhnke via Af <af@afmug.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Anyone see this? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://posttrib.suntimes.com/30167722-537/flight-delays-to-continue-after-arson.html#.VCnNuOeXtGE >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.metafilter.com/143174/ATCSCC-ADVZY-020-DCC-ZAU-09-26-2014-ZAU-GROUND-STOP >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, ATCSCC Advisory 20 of 26-Sep-2014 went out. When operators, >>>>> controllers and airport managers saw the title, a gasp of disbelief was >>>>> heard. The problem was simple enough to state in three words, and complex >>>>> enough to cancel thousand of flights and cost hundred of millions of >>>>> dollars: ZAU ATC ZERO >>>>> <http://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=20&adv_date=09262014&facId=DCC/ZAU&title=ZAU+GROUND+STOP&titleDate=09/26/14> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> ZAU >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Air_Route_Traffic_Control_Center> >>>>> is the call sign of the Chicago Air Rout Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), >>>>> which covers <http://www.fly.faa.gov/Information/west/zau/zau.htm> >>>>> northern Illinois and Indiana, southern Wisconsin, western Iowa, and south >>>>> eastern Michigan. There are two "sides" at an ARTCC. ZAU-LO handed traffic >>>>> destined for airports in the covered area, ZAU-HI handled traffic >>>>> overflying. Both were amongst the busiest in the country. ZAU-HI was busy >>>>> with traffic from the east to west, as well as European traffic heading to >>>>> Houston and Dallas-FW, ZAU-LO had to feed in traffic from airports like >>>>> GYY <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary/Chicago_International_Airport>, >>>>> MKE >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mitchell_International_Airport>, >>>>> RFD >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Rockford_International_Airport>, >>>>> PIA >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Wayne_A._Downing_Peoria_International_Airport>, >>>>> and the two busiest airports in the area; Chicago Midway International >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Midway_International_Airport> >>>>> and O'Hare International >>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Hare_International_Airport>, one of >>>>> the busiest airports in the world. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday morning, Brian Howard, a contract employee of the FAA and >>>>> holding full credentials to the ZAU datacenters, set a fire in the telecom >>>>> room, destroying 23 of the 29 >>>>> <http://posttrib.suntimes.com/30167722-537/flight-delays-to-continue-after-arson.html> >>>>> rack and disconnecting all the controller stations from the associated >>>>> radars and radio transmitters needed to watch and guide traffic through >>>>> the >>>>> busy sector. As the consoles dropped offline, the ZAU duty manager had no >>>>> choice -- they called ZZZ, the FAA command center >>>>> <http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp> and reported ATC ZERO -- no >>>>> controllers available, control center offline. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the >>> parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
