http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/15645.html Back, Back! Dreaded Hoe by Chris Oakes , Wired News 4:00 a.m. 19.Oct.98.PDT Participants in the North American Network Operators Group email discussion list -- the primary shop talk forum for telecom and ISP engineers -- have been bandying about ideas for a new T-shirt. One prototype features the black profile of a backhoe, the staple machine of construction crews everywhere. A massive shovel hangs off an insect-like arm, suspended above four giant tires. It's not the image you'd expect for folks who deal in circuits, switches, and packet flow. But there's something else: The backhoe is positioned within the crosshairs of a firing device. Do we have a problem with backhoes here? (more.....) James Glave, News Editor, Wired News, http://www.wired.com (415) 276-8430