Today is day four of our FiOS adventure, which is a bit of a circus. One of our phone numbers is still not working, and I have gotten to experience the startling intricacies of Verizon technical support, where no one seems to actually know what's going on, and there is a complete lack of accountability and follow-up that leads everyone I speak with to attempt to get off the phone with me so it becomes someone else's problem. Every time I am promised they will call back. Every time it's a lie. This morning I got a robo call from them explaining how they have fixed my problem, which is not even remotely accurate. If it sounds like I'm losing patience with this, then I am successfully communicating my internal state, and at some point today this will probably lead to me threatening them with a demand that they come and remove all their expensive equipment, since I think having this residence hooked into the network long-term is the only thing that really motivates them in this situation.

Irate Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Shadez 3: The Moon Miners.
Links:	11 Amazing Facts about the McDonald's McRib. Thanks Cutter. 'Twas The Night Before Scotchmas: A Holiday Guide To Giftable Single Malts.
Stories:	'Game of Thrones' gets super-sized season 3.
Science:	Potentially Habitable Planet Detected Around Nearby Star. Trained Dog Can Detect Superbug with Amazing Accuracy. Thanks nin.
Media:	The Glitch. And Behind the Scenes: The Glitch. Holy COW!!!! Dad Piggies. Sneaky pedestrian.
Follow-up:	New Plinkett review up now!! Titanic.