I may have mentioned before that I always dread April Fools Day. The web is inevitably full of silly stories that start off making a bit of sense but quickly degrade into farce. Predrag Gruevski brings some welcome relief with his April Cools feature. It’s an April 1st feature that tells a typical April Fools Day story with the twist that it’s true.
This year’s story is about a WiFi connection that only worked when it rained. At the time of the story, Gruevski was a student who had come home between semesters to spend some time with his parents. When he got there, the Internet wasn’t working. When he asked his father about it, his dad told him that the WiFi only worked when it was raining. The story gains interest when we discover that his father is not some geezer with a flashing DVR clock but is, in fact, an engineer with extensive networking experience.
Gruevski solved the problem with a flash of inspiration. You’ll have to read his post to find out what was going on but it’s a good story and worth a couple minutes of your time.
I love stories like this. It reminds me of the 500 mile email limit. They’re unbelievable stories that you immediately write off as the ravings of the technologically illiterate but which turn out to be true.
Gruevski’s April Cools feature is a welcome respite from the usual April 1st nonsense. It’s almost enough to make me stop dreading the day.