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Satellite IDs Ships That Cut Cables
1sockchuck writes "Undersea telecom cable operator Reliance Globalcom was able to use satellite images to identify two ships that dropped anchor in the wrong place, damaging submarine cables and knocking Middle East nations offline in early February. The company used satellite images to study the movements of the two ships, and shared the information with officials in Dubai, who impounded the two vessels. The NANOG list has a discussion of where Reliance might have obtained satellite images to provide that level of detail. Google News links more coverage of the developments."
JERKS!!!!
Reminds me of the old joke where the system administrators were puzzled that their servers went down almost every night at around 12mn and restarted 30 minutes after. Turns out, the janitor had to unplug the servers to plug in the vacuum during that time. :)
Just think - the CIA/NSA/current administration somehow managed to purchase foreign-flagged ships of the line from arguably 'enemy' countries, hiding said purchases from both those governments, our own goverment, and the rest of the world, and then they somehow managed to get them to drop their anchors in just the places needed to cut the proper cables lying submerged on the seabed. They pulled all this off successfully - until YOU managed to figure it out.
Brilliant!
Huh? Occam who???
"...there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight. Awkwardness and stupidity can." ~ Mark Twain
I just refuse to believe in any story which does not has the theme of international conspiracy in it. This is /. There can be no man made mistakes!!
Is it your years in the CIA or your years in the conspiracy nutjob section of the bookstore that make you so knowledgeable?
Some how i know this is george bush's fault. i don't care what the evidence says!
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
oh geez not this shit again.
The odds that the moon landing was faked are about as high as my not submitting this post. And the odds that the American government is successfully running a conspiracy are about as high as the odds that the American government can run anything else competently.
Well you finally solved it...
1. Create Paranoia on Slashdot
2. Make and Sell Tinfoil Hats
3. Profit
That's no moon!
(sorry, obligatory..)
It's a trap! (sorry, also obligatory...)
You think that's a building. Now this is a building.
Tell that to my lecturer
For what it's worth, your basic two year old is breathtakingly smart, just not in the IQ sort of way. It's when they've gotten older and stupider that they become able to contribute to Slashdot.
My sig will be released in 2015 third quarter. Rating pending.
I find your ideas intriguing. I would like to purchase stock in your "tinfoil hat" company.
And a Selachimorph to mount it on.
Sorry, a fricking Selachimorph to mount it on.
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You got TWO +5 Informatives by saying something and then retracting it? Oh wise one! Please teach me your ways.
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
>>It's the responsibility of the Claimant to back-up his claim with references/citations.
Do you have any sources to back up this claim?
I love going down to the elementary school, watching all the kids jump and shout, but they dont know I'm using blanks.