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Comcast -- 'We'll Still Charge You if You Lost Internet, and it's God's Fault'

Comcast — ‘We’ll Still Charge You if You Lost Internet, and it’s God’s Fault’

If you were unlucky enough to lose internet (or cable) during hurricane Irene, and you’re also a Comcast customer, there’s a nasty surprise coming your way in your next bill. Continue reading

Victims of Hurricane Irene Reflect on Life Without Internet

Victims of Hurricane Irene Reflect on Life Without Internet

You really haven’t experienced boredom until you’re suddenly cut off from the internet. At least, that’s the main consensus among people who have had their internet service interrupted due to the outages caused by hurricane Irene. Continue reading

Hurricane Irene Set to Wreak Havoc on East Coast

Hurricane Irene Set to Wreak Havoc on East Coast

Over the next few days, meteorologists are predicting that Hurricane Irene (currently a Category 3) could slam the East Coast. Continue reading

Hurricane Earl As Seen From the International Space Station

Shot on August 30th from the International Space Station, NASA released this photo which shows Hurricane Earl as a category 4 storm from the perspective of space. The photo was snapped by NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock with a DSLR camera. With maximum sustained winds of 135 miles, it’s unique views like this, rather than weather radar animations, that really puts the power of nature into perspective. Link [via]

DIY: Hurricane Tether

We all love our cars. We’d go to extreme measures to protect our automobiles even during a hurricane as extreme as Ike because let’s face it: no one wants to drive through flooding waters when they can just tie their car to a tree and hope for the best. C’mon, what’s the worst that could happen? The tree could fall on top of the car but the car would at least be in the same place you left it. At... Continue reading