The whole lowest bidder aspect coupled with the sheer volume of work is the main reason for all of this.  Every carrier is a bit different but in the case of AT&T they operate under a turfing system.  Under this they will award all of the work in a certain market (called a turf) to a single turfing vendor, with a huge…

The whole lowest bidder aspect coupled with the sheer volume of work is the main reason for all of this.  Every carrier is a bit different but in the case of AT&T they operate under a turfing system.  Under this they will award all of the work in a certain market (called a turf) to a single turfing vendor, with a huge…

Most of the cell carriers don't own their own towers.  The majority are owned by tower companies that specialize in grouping investor cash and buying or building towers then using the monthly rent payments from the carriers as a sort of annuity.  Even when a carrier proposes and zones a tower themselves it is often…

Most of the cell carriers don't own their own towers.  The majority are owned by tower companies that specialize in grouping investor cash and buying or building towers then using the monthly rent payments from the carriers as a sort of annuity.  Even when a carrier proposes and zones a tower themselves it is often…

Sometimes drinking in a field watching shit burn is a wonderful way to spend an evening. 

Sometimes drinking in a field watching shit burn is a wonderful way to spend an evening. 

I got home late on Friday from a site trip and watched a bit of MI: Ghost Protocol but I was pretty beat so I ended up finishing it early Saturday morning.  I hadn't planned on ever watching it but the positive reviews here convinced me otherwise and I'm glad I did watch it.  The action scenes were quite good and the…

I got home late on Friday from a site trip and watched a bit of MI: Ghost Protocol but I was pretty beat so I ended up finishing it early Saturday morning.  I hadn't planned on ever watching it but the positive reviews here convinced me otherwise and I'm glad I did watch it.  The action scenes were quite good and the…

I'm a fan of the Epitaph stuff, so my ranking would be as follows:

I fucking love this and have been listening to it non-stop since my pre-order showed up on Saturday.  In the past three days this has vaulted itself into my favorite record of the year so far, and I fucking love the new Lucero but there isn't a track on this that I don't enjoy.  I was always more a fan of the…

This was my graduation present from my parents.  Best thing I ever received.

I had no idea that was Craig Ferguson in that Red Dwarf episode.  That's awesome.

I ended up traveling for work up to the Twin Cities and didn't return until later Friday evening, then went straight down to meet up with friends down at the Memorial Union Terrace.  There was a band playing, described as a jazz fusion hip-hop act though we might have only seen the opener.  Either way I can't say I…

Yes, agreed.  It's not like AM! and Gabel have been exactly free from controversy given the changes in their style and signing with a major label.  Knowing about this now it's hard to comprehend the amount of pressure Gabel must have been under over the years.

Most of my weekend was taken up with beer-related events as it was the start of Madison Craft Beer Week and I had tickets to a cask sampling on Saturday and waited for Great Taste tickets on Sunday.  I did watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Friday night.  It took me a while to lock into all the different characters…

"Get Out Of My Life" by D.O.A. is a great fuck you song.  

Yeah, this is a good one.  I got Diesel and Dust when I was in high school and listened to it all the time.  Great album.

Me too.  Those first couple Goldfinger albums were so much fun.

I don't normally go for all that "favorite band" bullshit but force me to choose and I'll go with D4.  I actually got into the Hold Steady in part because of an NPR story that detailed the lyrics in "Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night."

@avclub-525f76574b3a2a5bcb4da793c92a16fb:disqus  Mother's Day Brunch was the worst.  I still have dishwashing-related nightmares based on that day.