{"id":23985,"date":"2013-06-25T05:24:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T05:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=23985"},"modified":"2013-06-26T18:49:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T18:49:42","slug":"heavy-breathing-on-the-line-the-words-of-the-prophets-are-written-in-circuit-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=23985","title":{"rendered":"Heavy breathing on the line: The words of the prophets are written in the circuit switching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[dots connected by Lynn C. Rees]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/50\/The_Death_of_Aemilius_Paulus.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sigh\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/50\/The_Death_of_Aemilius_Paulus.jpg\" alt=\"Sigh\" width=\"512\" height=\"354\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sigh<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What did <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_(consul_219_BC)\">Lucius Aemilius Paullus<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Baker#The_Senate\" >know and when did he know it<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The path inaugurated by that question follows a specific route. A route is lit up by every move you make and every step you take.<\/p>\n<p>At least if online.<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning there was the circuit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6LGJ7evrAg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It followed a particular circuitous route. Each stage was preset. Once preset, you crossed your fingers and hoped the route could be unbroken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjHjm5sRqSA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  >If the path was broken, there&#8217;s a chance your <del><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fyrd\">fyrd<\/a><\/del> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohan_(Middle-earth)\">Rohirrim<\/a> friends with their <del>non-existant<\/del> cavalry might not get to <del><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Hastings\">Hastings<\/a><\/del> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pelennor_Fields#Pelennor_Fields\">the Pelennor Fields<\/a> in time to defeat <del><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_the_Conqueror\">Guillaume le Batard<\/a><\/del> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sauron\">Sauron<\/a> and his <del><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Normans\">Normans<\/a><\/del> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orc_(Middle-earth)\">Orcs<\/a> in time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Tgi-j56ueU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That would be a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harold_Godwinson#Death\">real poke in the eye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Poke\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bb\/Bayeux_Tapestry_scene57_Harold_death.jpg\/689px-Bayeux_Tapestry_scene57_Harold_death.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>Communications can be time sensitive. Not all of us have time to fight in the shade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdDdHMwhU2s?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  >Or sit down to a meal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VF-iOSaWeXU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  >Or have enough <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helots\">helots<\/a> to pick up a new hobby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lIr8u0j08gU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p  >Sometimes we need <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)\">John Boyd<\/a> restlessly pacing the sidelines heartily cheering &#8220;faster! Faster!! FASTER!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Naive OODA\" src=\"http:\/\/images.tdaxp.com\/tdaxp_flickr\/138407450_4f4ae2d262_o.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"353\" ><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s why the NSA records (meta)data on all Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[dots connected by Lynn C. Rees] Sigh What did Lucius Aemilius Paullus&nbsp;know and when did he know it? The path inaugurated by that question follows a specific route. A route is lit up by every move you make and every step you take. At least if online. 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