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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink24•2 years agoThere are countries that turn off the internet all the time. There’s a only a few major Telcos that control all backbone infra. It could definitely happen
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink6•2 years agoExternal connections? Probably. Low-latency internal connections? Sure. But when you can send IP packets over pigeons things get harder to disrupt. Hence the station wagon.
minus-squareDoc Avid MorningtonlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agoDo you think that’s a realistic way to keep sufficient modern Internet traffic moving?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoNo, but it will keep some things moving. Ham radio and mesh networks will help, too.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoonce the internet is off the rest of the world will not be witness to the awful crimes they will commit against the public… :/
There are countries that turn off the internet all the time. There’s a only a few major Telcos that control all backbone infra. It could definitely happen
External connections? Probably.
Low-latency internal connections? Sure.
But when you can send IP packets over pigeons things get harder to disrupt.
Hence the station wagon.
Do you think that’s a realistic way to keep sufficient modern Internet traffic moving?
No, but it will keep some things moving. Ham radio and mesh networks will help, too.
once the internet is off the rest of the world will not be witness to the awful crimes they will commit against the public… :/