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Egypt Shuts Off All Internet Access
h00manist writes "Several sources are reporting Egypt has shut off all Internet access. There is still no official confirmation. Blackberry, twitter and SMS seem confirmed off. So, if you were there, what would you do to get communications for everyone? Do you still have a POTS modem?"
The U.K. isn't so bad.
I'm sure that nobody will be angry or suspicious about the internet going dark. I expect nothing but butterflies and rainbows from this.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
More 9/11 hijackers were from Egypt than from Afghanistan and Iraq combined.
(but of course one shouldn't extrapolate too much from a sample of 1 data point)
Well...you can just use Skype to dial in to AOL and then you can avoid the long distance charg...oh, wait.
See what happens when you download too many copies of "The Mummy" ?
"Computers are a lot like Air Conditioners" "They both work great until you start opening Windows"
Parent poster is handing out two, that's TWO generalizations for the price of one.
If you comment now, he'll throw in FIIIIIVE unfounded accusations of your choice - PLUS "the works". Where else are you gonna get a deal like that?
Coming up next - all Catholics are secretly pedophiles, Jews are stingy, blacks are lazy and women can't drive.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
They could patch into a Gibson, use that uplink to tunnel into the global GPS satellite network and then beam the (enhanced) signal down into the internet and thus successfully hack the plant.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
Sorry... an 'e' got away from me.
You don't need all that to hack a plant. You can hack a plant simply by hitting it repeatedly with an axe.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
How are you supposed to get porn over HAM radio?
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