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Quake in Taiwan Cripples Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the scott-you-really-should-move dept.

judebx writes "Powerful quakes measuring 7 on the Richter scale have struck southern Taiwan and caused damage to undersea communication cables, disrupting telephone and internet services in several parts of Asia. The quake comes on the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and triggered tsunami warnings. Human casualties, however, have been low so far."

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  1. quake cripples internet by CreatorOfSmallTruths · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope all is well with them over there..

    am I the only one who read this and thought "wow, these id games are really hitting it off in taiwan" ?

    1. Re:quake cripples internet by elgatozorbas · · Score: 2, Funny

      am I the only one who read this and thought "wow, these id games are really hitting it off in taiwan" ?

      No. Actually everyone here immediately tought of it. Except maybe those too young to know Quake.

  2. What is the sound of one spam clapping? by ScentCone · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, right! I've got almost everything that might come down that pipe null-routed anyway. I feel for the cable repair guys, but...

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  3. Version? by mrgrey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quake 1, 2 ,3 or 4?

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    1. Re:Version? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Quake 1, 2 ,3 or 4?

      Quake 7 according to one Mr Richter.

  4. Multiplayer Quake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    did always have inefficient network code, it was only a matter of time...

  5. Re:How do undersea cables get damaged? by MustardMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the tubes are often made of glass, and vigorous shaking will crack them. Then, water rushes into the tubes and the poker chips float up while the racing horses drown, clogging up the internets. It's pandemonium, I tell ya. If only the internet was a big truck...

  6. Priorities by mattwarden · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, wait.

    People were injured and died in this quake, and the headline is Quake in Taiwan Cripples Internet ? You insensitive clods.

  7. Re:How do undersea cables get damaged? by value_added · · Score: 4, Funny

    stiff as hell (don't react well to bending), somewhat brittle (don't react well to bending or crushing), and designed to be laid and buried, and never move again (don't react well to general movement).

    I suddenly had this deja vu feeling where I'm hearing my ex-wife talk on the phone with her girlfriends.

  8. Re:How do undersea cables get damaged? by owlnation · · Score: 4, Funny
    Well, the tubes are often made of glass, and vigorous shaking will crack them. Then, water rushes into the tubes and the poker chips float up while the racing horses drown, clogging up the internets. It's pandemonium, I tell ya. If only the internet was a big truck...
    Should we also perhaps be worried about the affect on marine and seabird life from the resulting v1@gr4 slick? Maybe good for the whale populations to help them recover from Japanese "scientific" whaling? I, for one, welcome our new potent and satisfied cetacean overlords.
  9. Re:Let's wait and see by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 4, Funny

    "so they are actively pursuing ways of crippling the spammers."

    I vote for axe handles. Or, tie them to a bed, and smash thier ankles with a sledge hammer. That worked for Cathy Bates.

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  10. Re:You know you're on a nerd website when.... by rumplet · · Score: 2, Funny

    RAM prices, Won't somebody think of the RAM prices!

  11. Re:How do undersea cables get damaged? by elgatozorbas · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...and designed to be laid and buried, and never move again (don't react well to general movement).

    I suddenly had this deja vu feeling where I'm hearing my ex-wife talk on the phone with her girlfriends.

    Hans, is that you?