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How One Clumsy Ship Caused A Major Net Outtage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the just-redial-the-modem dept.

Ant writes "Here is an interesting world map of various Internet connections, showing how it took just one vessel to inflict the damage that brought down the internet for millions."

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  1. Huh by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    This ought to be tagged as coming from the "Lack of Redundancy Department".

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  2. Injustice by QuickFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    All those virus writers struggling so hard, and then a simple ship gets all the bragging rights.

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    1. Re:Injustice by TheQuantumShift · · Score: 4, Funny

      All it takes is one laid off programmer to get his captain's license....

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    2. Re:Injustice by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

      All those virus writers struggling so hard, and then a simple ship gets all the bragging rights.

      Some fisherman took "trolling the internet" a little too literally.

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  3. Wrong by slashmojo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously this is the result of U2 manager Paul McGuinness calling on ISP's to disconnect the evil file sharers of the world..

    "To great applause from the audience of music managers, McGuinness insisted that disconnection enforcement would work."

    How right he was! ;)

  4. Re:So It Wasn't The Evil US's Fault??!! by bheer · · Score: 5, Funny

    > I'd like to see those slashbots apologize for undermining the US at every turn and being so unpatriotic.

    Not all Slashdotters are *from* the US, you insensitive clod! I, for one, am posting from Teheran University and don't see why I should have to

    *NO CARRIER*

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  5. What?!?! by mouko · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought we had agreed that it was George Bush that cut the cables. Did everyone change conspiracy theories while I was away?

    1. Re:What?!?! by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's the problem with these things. The big names get all the credit. Proper recognition should be given to the CIA trainers who spent countless hours training and outfitting the fleet of herring that did all the actual grunt work. Heck - you think training squirrels is hard... you should try herring.

  6. Oh noes, teh pollutions. by blacklabelsk8er · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of all the 1's and 0's flowing into the ocean right now?! The cost to the environment here is appalling. Someone turn the valves on that internet backbone, stat! Think about the animals!

    1. Re:Oh noes, teh pollutions. by n6kuy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, and now we're gonna hafta drain the ocean so we can clean up that mess!

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    2. Re:Oh noes, teh pollutions. by JoeZeppy · · Score: 3, Funny
      Think of all the 1's and 0's flowing into the ocean right now?! The cost to the environment here is appalling. Someone turn the valves on that internet backbone, stat! Think about the animals!

      Good thing it wasn't token-ring. We'd never find the token underwater!

  7. Re:That's no physical location map. by grumling · · Score: 3, Funny

    I love that they put the installation and maintenance vessels on the high seas. Reminds me of the 17th century maps showing sea monsters in unexplored areas.

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  8. Cable made out of Irony by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    They have a survey on that page: "Have you been affected by the disruption to internet services? You can tell us your experiences using the form below:"

    Something tells me such a survey would not be very scientific.

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