@TokenBoomer to politics • 1 year agoDonald Trump May 'Turn Off the Internet' if Elected, Former Staffer Sayswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square115arrow-up1419arrow-down147file-textcross-posted to: asklemmynewsantitrumpalliance
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump May 'Turn Off the Internet' if Elected, Former Staffer Sayswww.newsweek.com@TokenBoomer to politics • 1 year agomessage-square115file-textcross-posted to: asklemmynewsantitrumpalliance
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink20•1 year agoIt was built to survive a nuclear war. It will survive Trump. Even if I have to drive a station wagon full of backup tapes myself.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink24•1 year 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-Demigodlinkfedilink0•1 year 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•1 year agoDo you think that’s a realistic way to keep sufficient modern Internet traffic moving?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoNo, but it will keep some things moving. Ham radio and mesh networks will help, too.
It was built to survive a nuclear war.
It will survive Trump.
Even if I have to drive a station wagon full of backup tapes myself.
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
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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.