Back in that oft-forgotten age I was privileged to know, work, and chill with the brave volunteers (and, subsequently, paid RIR staff) holding down the buttons.

Back in that oft-forgotten age I was privileged to know, work, and chill with the brave volunteers (and, subsequently, paid RIR staff) holding down the buttons. It’s worth mentioning that even back then there dwelt in the west a large ugly troll whose name was AS701 (AS701 was not alone, either, having two hideous siblings, AS702 and AS703, that lived in other climes). Everyone tiptoed around the beast, because when angered it would flap its routes and there would be a great wailing and severe packet loss. The brave volunteers tried many times to tame the awful creature and I’m very sorry to see that it is still fucking everyone’s announcements even today.