On patrol 100 km from the Cylon frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lieutenant Maria Ramirez was an IT specialist assigned to the Mercury. She was about 80 kilos, medium height with straight black hair, streaked with splashes of white. She stood up straight outside the Admiral\u2019s office. She was bringing the ships commander bad news and that would never be fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She announced herself to the marine guard outside the door and was ushered inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After stepping through the door she began to salute both Rogers and Mueller who both waved it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReport,\u201d Rogers ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething is definitely wrong with the system upgrades. The ships network routers are running twenty percent above specifications and the ships response to commands is somewhat sluggish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe hardware was supposed to be faster,\u201d the Admiral remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is Sir,\u201d the Lieutenant answered. The software running on the new network is issuing three times the needed number of commands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CAG stepped into the office from the inside kitchenette and stared a bored look on your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The XO spoke, \u201cone sentence summary followed by a similar remediation plan for those of us who are not computer geeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBad software. Vendor says we need an update. Contractor fracked up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow long?\u201d Mueller asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTwelve hours,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cNetwork down. Everything manual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImpact on overall operations,\u201d Lawson asked. \u201cFor example auto landing ten squadrons of vipers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVipers start bumping into each other, lots of dead pilots,\u201d the IT officer ran a nervous hand through her hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrack,\u201d the Admiral said. \u201cWe gotta fix this. XO contact fleet command and get us orders. Lieutenant Ramirez emergency shutdown of the entire ships network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CAG was already on a phone. \u201cThis is the CAG, general broadcast. All birds in the air, manual landings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are Increasing flight operations?\u201d Rogers asked incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are 100 klicks from Cylon space with a crippled ship. We need the practice and the protection. I have to get to the LSO station.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMake sure your birds know where the border is,\u201d Rogers ordered. \u201cCombat landings before the jump?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep,\u201d Lawson left the room right after Ramirez, nodding to the Tauron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love this CAG,\u201d Mueller smiled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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