Blinkenlights
Amber stays on with the network link
Green with the DNS traffic blinks
White clicks tighten top of the NIC
Blue twisted pairs across the ceiling
Black shims across the server room
Lime blinks on the terminal prompt
Pale goes my hands
on the cold key caps
Red strains my eyes
as I stare down the beast
behind the blinkenlights
-- glossary --
DNS: Domain Name Service, how the internet resolves websites (like poetrysoup.com) to its IP address destination
NIC: Network Interface Card, the hardware that managed network connections
twisted pair: the most common configuration of ethernet cables
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