• @Today
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    16 days ago

    I don’t see how the whole world Internet could rely on cable under the ocean when my phone cable might last barely a year and it just sits in my car, not under water. It’s like computers that control airplanes or NASA, but i constantly have to restart in order to get an email attachment.

    • @[email protected]
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      fedilink
      15 days ago

      Mass produced to be as cheap as possible, vs carefully built and engineered to last as long as possible.