Monday, February 17, 2014

The "Sochi" incident

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E-mail:


"To All AHS Staff and Physicians:


Beginning last Friday (Feb. 7), we have been experiencing slow-downs to computer network access across the province, and especially in Calgary and Edmonton. Some analysis of the issue shows that the slow-downs are related to significant use of the network to stream video, including coverage of the Sochi 2014 Olympics. While we very much appreciate the great spirit our staff is showing in their support of Canada’s Olympic team, we have to ensure that our clinical and business systems are not being impacted.


When large amounts of video are streaming through the Internet gateway, all applications that depend on that are at risk of slow-down. Patient care is our priority and we need to ensure that our core services have the capacity they need to run as expected. 


Thanks for your understanding of this and in the meantime, we join you in cheering on our Olympians! GO CANADA GO!


Thank you."

:)))

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

"Da' de ce....?"

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Chiar asa!

Mama, ganduri de sinucidere, in salvare, un stol de reporteri cu microfoanele in sus prin usa ambulantei: "Da' de ce...?", "Ce v-a suparat asa de tare?", "Erati suparata?"

Trec peste patrunderea agresiva in spatiul intim al unui om, profunda imbecilitate a intrebarilor este uluitoare. Poate la fel de unuitoare ca reactia chirurgului alui care urla din afara salonului, sa auda pacienta cu cancer pancreatic: "Haideti ba odata, ce f-tem cateaua, mergem sau nu?" cand aia saraca incerca sa-si sune fiica, posibil pentru ultima oara.

Cred sincer ca in adancul lor toti oamenii sunt buni. Nu e naivitate, pentru ca desi cred asta nu am incredere absoluta in nimeni, dar exista perioade de timp cand circumstantele aproximeaza increderea. Cu toate astea cred sincer in a pune la punct cu cea mai mare strictete legala pe aceia care abuzeaza temporar de statutul de om. Nu cred in "era si x suparat" sau "are copii de crescut acasa" samd.

Reporterii/oamenii -multi- de genul de mai sus sunt indivizi care ar trebui pusi la punct cu severitate. Cineva ar trebui sa ii opreasca din avant, sa le spuna cu calmitate ca sunt absolut inferiori din foarte multe puncte de vedere si sa-i repuna in nisa sociala potrivita pentru ceva timp, pentru a le oferi ocazia sa invete si, posibil, sa avanseze.
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