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Broadband To Hit The South Pole

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cable-loop-isn't-yet-crowded dept.

Albanach writes: "According to this story from the BBC bids are being invited to lay a fibre-optic cable some 1600 kilometres over polar ice, linking researchers at the South Pole with the rest of the planet. Currently, researcher's communications rely upon older satellites that have drifted from their geostationary orbits into ones that are now at least partly visible from the pole. The new cable will be laid on top of the 4km ice cap, and will have to cope with repeated freezing and stretching as the ice moves."

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  1. Re:Interesting by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The South Pole is populated by scientists studying climate change, astronomy and the like. Podunk Iowa is populated by literalists fundementalists who believe the earth is 6000 years old, deny evolution, and are awaiting the rapture. Who do you think needs the internet more?

  2. OT: Sad news ... Linus Torvalds dead at 38 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Linux founder and developer Linus Torvalds was found dead in his Finland home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to open source software. Truly an American icon.