I actually live in Iceland and can tell you that there were more factors than just those 12 individuals that attributed to the internet traffic drop.
We had servers with something along the lines of 3000 - 4000 people on them that all quit because everyone were afraid of getting busted.
I have worked with one of those 12 people and know him personally. Just your average guy working in a computer store, a very nice person.
It was just his hobby.
It's reaffirming to see that there are still people with some sense out there.
Nah, I'm pretty sure he makes it. Not 100% though... /sarcasm
How is it faster to use a proxy than to just get the content straight from the server?
Hey Slashdot... get with the times! April 1st was over a month ago.
I know it is. But that article says 135' something teraflops while the one I point to says 180' something
Didn't IBM push Blue Gene to 180'something teraflops recently?? News story herer
I really somehow doubt that Yahoo has a bigger userbase than Google. Can someone correct me?
I actually live in Iceland and can tell you that there were more factors than just those 12 individuals that attributed to the internet traffic drop. We had servers with something along the lines of 3000 - 4000 people on them that all quit because everyone were afraid of getting busted. I have worked with one of those 12 people and know him personally. Just your average guy working in a computer store, a very nice person. It was just his hobby.