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The Internet and The War

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

John Jorsett writes "Wired Magazine has an interesting article on the realities of the use of communication and navigation technology in the Iraq war. Particularly intriguing is the use of chat rooms to engage experts thousands of miles away in helping to solve problems at the troop level in the field. And if you think your admin job is tough, try running your servers in 125 degree heat in a sandstorm."

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  1. WSOOOOOAOAOH HNELLY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Comment aborted. CowboyNeal is too fat.

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

    And if you think your admin job is tough, try running your servers in 125 degree heat in a sandstorm.

    Or try getting occupied and shot at in 125 degree heat in a sandstorm.

  3. visit florida by DaLiNKz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gets hot down here, especially when the computers are on and A/C is off.. I have yet to crack a processor though..

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  4. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lunches cook YOU on the servers!

    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by loucura! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      WRONG! In Soviet Russia, lunches cook servers on YOU!

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  5. Cell phone with 3 megapixel camera by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Slashdot will post this story in next couple of days. You got heads up (so don't mod down):

    Cell phone with 3 megapixel camera

  6. printer friendly page already linked :( by Mantorp · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    now how am I supposed to get that Score:5, Informative?

  7. The Internet and The Peace by Hao+Wu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go to a chat room right now, and say something nice to somebaody. At random, let's all do this RIGHT NOW.

    If you go to average chat room, you find LITTLE wars and hatred. War is OK sometimes, but peace is better.

    Why not try and use the 'net for peace technology, if we all go and do this RIGHT NOW!

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  8. Re:RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wtf.. insightful? this is fuckin retarded its dumbshit moderators that make /. suck