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Putting The Fiber Glut In Historical Perspective

Posted by timothy on from the pay-now-or-pay-later dept.

securitas writes: "This editorial over at the New York Times makes a good case for the optical network buildout being an essential infrastructure project like the railroads, telegraph lines and interstate highways were of previous generations. These projects stimulated new inventions and applications and helped build a great nation. So if you lost a ton on JDS Uniphase, Ciena, Corning, Nortel and the rest, rest easy that you have helped build the future and inspire innovation."

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  1. karma whore!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    any idiot who reads slashdot at least semi-regularly knows how to go around registration.

    But as always, a post linking it gets modded up. brilliant.

    1. Re:karma whore!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      d00d, d0n7 b3 s00 14m3

  2. competition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.adobe.com/contests/atmospherecontest/ma in.html

    can somebody make a 3-d scene of dimitry getting arrested by adobe nazi's?

  3. n+24 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n+24 th post !

  4. Mental Illness Patrol -- Acting out anger. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mental Illness Patrol -- Acting out anger.

  5. n+27 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n+27 th post !

  6. Innovation? by Vic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "rest easy that you have helped build the future and inspire innovation."

    I thought Microsoft already took care of this for us! ;-)

  7. Re:Eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are you? Fucking Canadian? Also, how is this gonna help me build a beauwolf cluster? Fuck waste of time...

  8. Re:Fiber Glut? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where are my moderator points when I need them. Come on this is FUNNY!!

    Thanks for making my day.

  9. Re:Sad News... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    There is news on TV that you should eat shit and die.

    Fuck off, you troll!

  10. Sounds like he misread and misattributed my SIG. by Ungrounded+Lightning · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on TV, apparently Slashdot website creator, Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda, was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after having his penis sliced off.

    Sounds like he misread and misattributed my signature.

    Tisk...

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