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Korea World Leader in Broadband/Technology at Home

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beating-the-world dept.

bozoman42 writes "67% of Korean Internet users are connected to broadband, some at 32Mbps! In fact, according to the Guardian Article, Korea is leading in nearly all walks of a modern high tech life. But there may be downsides. (Especially as covered here last week.)"

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  1. But there may be downsides... by MattRog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, like living next to North Korea.

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    1. Re:But there may be downsides... by bsignorelli · · Score: 1, Funny

      Or like having your dog go missing. Then going outto eat soon thereafter....

    2. Re:But there may be downsides... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      How did you know they were talking about South Korea?

      maybe by reading the fucking article.

      "Not many people would have bet on South Korea becoming the world's leading nation..."

    3. Re:But there may be downsides... by Zordak · · Score: 2, Funny
      Hmmm, you've never actually BEEN to Texas, have you? Apparently, neither has Clinton, because if he had ever put his pants back on long enough to come here, I promise you, he would have been right scared.

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  2. It's obvious why they're doing this... by Rui+del-Negro · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're doing it so that people can die at home, surrounded by their family, instead of at internet cafes.

    RMN
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  3. They may be on to something by Haxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    In 2000, the government launched its Cyber 21 program, to train a million housewives in IT use in 18 months

    -Haxx calls Korean Airlines for a flight to korea to find a wife.

    Imagine discussing port security during intercourse.

  4. Re:They lead? by sam_handelman · · Score: 5, Funny

    He means South Korea.

    I got these Korea at a glance, 15 Fun Facts! Let me tell you, there are a lot of reasons to move there aside from the high bandwidth penetration:

    1) Korean women are hot.
    2) Don't look at me like that. Seriously, they are muy en fuega.
    3) I'm not chauvenistic. The female anatomy is a thing of beauty. Especially in Korea.
    4) It's not a fetish thing. Sheesh.
    5) They have lots of technology and stuff, unlike Thailand. Also, Thai women (while hot) have AIDS. Seriously, man, you're risking your life.
    6) Government less fascist than Singapore or China, and getting less fascist every day (unless it's more, I forget). Although, there's this one Singapore chick who does this really funny webcomic. I would totally do her.
    7) No, it's the Japanese who are into the cartoon porn.
    8) Whoah! Evidently, Koreans also like the cartoon porn.
    9) Korean cartoon porn is totally nasty.
    10) Anyway, Korea doesn't look like a giant mall. Japan creeps me out - stainless steel fucking everywhere.
    11) All Koreans are nerds, and totally bad ass at the same time. Swear to god, I knew this one guy in my engineering class who could do a backflip and kick out ceiling fixtures - he was 27 and he'd never kissed a girl. They won't even notice how much of a nerd you are. Swear to god.
    12) No, he was totally not gay. His parents had arranged a marriage for him with... holy shit, he was so gay. How could I not have seen it? God damn, we were like in the locker room together all the time.
    13) I don't have a problem with it! He's a cool guy. Leaves more Korean women for me, heh?
    14) What?
    15) In Korea, you can pick up chicks by playing video games and drinking soda that's been laced with speed. I swear, that's what pickup joins are like in Korea. Dude, I read it in the nytimes.

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  5. Wow... by SIGBUS · · Score: 2, Funny

    No wonder spammers like South Korea so much. I keep wondering if I'm going to have to blackhole all of Korea on the mail server that I run.

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  6. The leaders in broadband... by kevcol · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and all their boxes are routing SPAM TO ME!

  7. Re:They lead? by comic-not · · Score: 2, Funny

    high bandwidth penetration



    Is this some secret korean technique, perhaps vividly depicted in those korean cartoon pr0n magazines you refer to?

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  8. "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il by mrbrown1602 · · Score: 3, Funny

    According to South Korean intel reports, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has a IQ in the genius range (150-160) and is a computer wizard. I'm sure he's a multiplayer fanatic.

  9. Re:Slight rewording by evilviper · · Score: 2, Funny
    The article said that 67% of Korean HOUSEHOLDS are connected to broadband, not 67% of Korean Internet USERS.

    That's all well and good, but I don't need broadband to my house, or to me... Where I'd really like it, is connected to my computer. Thanks.
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