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University of Twente Back Online
UncleH writes "University of Twente is back online again, after the University NOC burned to ashes on wednesday. This also means that the much discussed University Campus network is also fully available again. The university already had internet access through a masquerading box in the network of their neighbours. Big hurrah for the network engineers of the University, large applause for the network engineers of SURFnet for restoring the 10Gbps Point of Presence within 36 hours after the fire."
After 9/11, it occured to me how the internet could be down for quite a long time if another far worse disaster took place, and how it could take months to restore the internet to proper functionality.
It's reassuring that even after a disastrous blaze it only took 36 hours to repair the digital infrastructure at the University. Even if a major city came under a nuclear terrorist attack and was nearly destroyed, it would be possible for tech experts to repair it quickly so the citizenry could find their loved ones and the Pentagon could mobilize and retaliate.
Reply Trollers and Their Art
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Section One: Choosing Your Target
Like most successful trollers, I have found that choosing the best target is the first step towards creating a good trollerism. This may include singling out an OSS freak, someone who plays Everquest any other eccentric. Pretty much anyone with 'geek' tendencies will suffice.
Section Two: Analysing Your Target
If you plan to troller your target, you need to define his or her weaknesses. The first step of this process was already taken care of when you chose your target based on being a 'geek'. You must now investigate the target of your trollerism in more depth. If your target has a username on a forum, there's a good chance a bio or homepage link is available to the troller (you) to read and be more comfortable. In a way, this is like "getting to know your enemy", except this schmuck is just a target of a trollerism, not your enemy LOLZ. Previous posts of the trollerism target are also a good reference; they provide
extra research to be done on a target, and unless the trollerism target is of exceptional magnitude
characteristically in posts, it would be wise to resign efforts against the trollerism target.
Section Three: Troller The Fool
So you've got a lot of information on your target. It's time
to proceed with the festivities. Compose your reply to the target in a manner which appears benign; your target begins reading your reply post. He or she doesn't realise you're going to be trollering them in a paragraph or so, because your reply is composed largely of relevant and pertinent information. When drawing near to the conclusion of the paragraph, try to work an insult to something which the
trollering target finds dear. For example, if part of the post is about "Star Trek", call it Star Wars mid-way through and mention some studies you've heard before about science fiction fans. You'll be well into the task of really trollering this sucker by now. Continue to troller him or her by subtly attacking other favourite topics of the trolleree throught the reply.
Section Four: Wait for it.......
Ah, the big payoff of your trollering efforts. This sucker replies with a point-by-point rebuttal which at least doubles the length of your reply. If you obtain similar or smaller reply-to-rebuttal ratios, you're doing very well!
Section Five: The Classic Troller Final
So your trollerism target has replied, you've won the game. Submit yet another reply with "YHBT HAND" or an encoded variant; e.g. "Young Hens Bleed Thoroughly, Hold A Necklace Dear". This adds extra wit to your troller, because the trollerism target will be very upset after deciphering the
riddle! Good luck trollering!
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I'm fairly sure that it was the fucking Candians that cause the fire. Everyone know's that fucking Canuck's aren't good for anything other than fucking shit up. The US should take over Canada for their own good.
Damn ignorant bastards!
from a Troll to a KarmaWhore. That is actually a move in the right direction. NOT!!!! Trying to build back up your karam I see slut. All that trolling takes its effect on you doesn't it.
let the mother$(*&*& burn....burn mother&*&(*&....burn
"Some fight for law. Some fight for justice. What will you fight for? One day, you will see."
Are you fucking nuts? You're equating the best preserved record of human fucking history in the Western World to a FUCKING NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER? WHAT THE FUCK, CHUCK?
You're goddamn fucking right it isn't the fucking Louvre or the Tower of London. Not even close. In fact, the shit I just took 30 minutes ago is closer to the Louvre than some fucking NOC.
Physical objects can have emotional significance? Jesus Christ in a fucking Jetta! You might be on to something. I think I heard one or two people mention something about some Buddhist statues destroyed last year in Afghanistan. But until you mention it, I never would have guessed at the connection.
Don't claim, with your nose hung high, that Oh We're Nerds, and You Just Don't Understand Our World. Fuck that bullshit. It's not as significant of an event as was made out to be.
Too bad some niggers or faggots didn't get trapped in there.
Speaking of silicon, your mom's new boob job looks like shit. But they feel okay I guess, and by splooge just kinda bounces right off them.
Oh yeah, the noc. like someone said earlier, I have someone burns that linux shithole down again.
I have discovered new breeding grounds.
goto linuxgames.com for the stupid candella software CharriotRacers game. goto their forums. I pillaged it first...neener-neener
quickly...before goat..ah too late...here's the URLS anyway...
http://www.planetchariots.com/forums/f3/make_f.php
http://www.planetchariots.com/forums/f3/make_f.php
Who cares?
All circuits busy.