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Iran Caps Net Access to Keep West Out
davidwr writes "The Guardian reports that Iran has banned high-speed internet access to attempt to curb the west's influence. In addition to seizing satellite dishes and filtering more websites than any country save China, Iran is now capping Internet speeds to 128kbps in order to keep out Western influences." From the article: "The latest step has drawn condemnation from MPs, internet service companies and academics, who say it will hamper Iran's progress. 'Every country in the world is moving towards modernization and a major element of this is high-speed internet access,' said Ramazan-ali Sedeghzadeh, chairman of the parliamentary telecommunications committee. 'The country needs it for development and access to contemporary science.'"
They can never stop the signal. Even if the signal is going at 128kbps
Silly Iranians, high-speed Internet is for Westerners!
But seriously, are they going to ban cars and television, too? We use those a lot in here in the west.
I caught the Mountain Wumpus! He gave me his treasure chest ($100) to let him go free again.
a failing fascist, fundamentalist regime oppressing its people under the guise of protecting their freedom...oh, wait...shit!
They should probably be more worried about their roads than their pipes.
End transmission.
Note to self: Avoid Iran Counterstrike servers due to bad pings.
I will bend like a reed in the wind.
They will son become world experts in data compression, home construction of undetectable spread spectrum links, ad hoc very long range wireless data connections, and anonymous groupware! Thanks Iran!
The world will not get better through technology. We must seek to be better people.
Somebody'd better go and liberate them, quick!
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Not to be confused with Col.
... not only are they trying to develop nuclear weapons and "wipe Israel off the map," but they're capping bandwidth at 128kbps!
First, they came for the newspapers, and I did nothing
because the Farsi Side comic was just re-prints now.
Next, they came for the books, and I looked the other way
because the Death to America Book of the Month Club
was only recommending books to burn anyway.
Then, they came for the Satellite Dishes, and I said nothing
because I still had a year left on my Infidelphia Cable contract.
Finally, they came for my Internet Service, and no one was left
to hear my ululation!
"Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey?"- Peter Gabriel
Luckily, the PDF "How to Make a Nuke Out of Normal Household Items" is only 96k.