[OPLINTECH] FW: Internet-killer at Large (OPLIN4cast repost)

[Ruchie Rice]

All I can say is, hope they see how ridiculous it would be to penalize the old lady for it and drop the whole thing.

Ruchie
Information Technology Assistant
Ruchie Rice
Fairfield County District Library
219 N. Broad St.
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: 653 2745 ext. 161
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From: oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Eady [oplintech at galionlibrary.net]
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:26 PM
To: oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Internet-killer at Large (OPLIN4cast repost)

millerst at oplin.org writes:

>> You want to cut off internet access to Armenia and a large part of
>> Georgia?  To what purpose?
>
> :) Well, obviously not Armenia and Georgia, per se... they've already
> experienced it.  I'll now have to pick other smaller places with
> up-and-coming netizens... like Iowa or Calgary. :)

The easiest way to do that probably involves taking out the power grid.
It has less built-in redundancy than the internet.  (Iowa and Calgary
aren't Armenia.  The tier-3 ISPs have redundant upstream providers, and
the tier-2 providers have multiple peers plus paid transit arrangements.
You can't just cut one cable and disconnect everyone.  You can take out
a tier-4 ISP by cutting one cable, but they service a minority of the
internet-using population in a more limited geographical area.)

--
Nathan Eady
Galion Public Library
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