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Egypt Shuts Off All Internet Access

Posted by timothy on from the why-not-call-their-skype-accounts? dept.

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?"

6 of 840 comments (clear)

  1. Re:This is unacceptable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The U.K. isn't so bad.

  2. More 9/11 hijackers were from Egypt than... by ron_ivi · · Score: 5, Funny

    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)

  3. I knew it- by gearloos · · Score: 5, Funny

    See what happens when you download too many copies of "The Mummy" ?

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  4. STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS! by denzacar · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
  5. Well... by denzacar · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
  6. Re:This will help by smitty97 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will help with the IPv4 address pool problem too

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