Can the Internet be shut down?

[diogen]

Piece of cake!

And that's with the dial-up still working, IIRC.

Diogen.

EDIT:
In details
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...r-government-could-shut-down-the-internet.ars

 

[navychop]

VERY interesting article!

 

[eurosport]

And that's with the dial-up still working, IIRC.

I'm good then!

 

[Frank7004]

get on HAM radio. Screw your TV. Buy guns and ammo. Train your family. Buy food for your family to sustain for a long time. Get rid of debt.

Egypt is just the beginning.

nuff said.

 

[am7crew]

lol wow Waco,TX is calling

 

[navychop]

get on HAM radio. Screw your TV. Buy guns and ammo. Train your family. Buy food for your family to sustain for a long time. Get rid of debt.

Egypt is just the beginning.

nuff said.

Yes, Bob (trained by Gary North?).

 

[diogen]

If you read the arstechnica article, whoever did this in Egypt knew what he was doing.
Nobody used an ax to cut the fiber connecting to the outside world...

I wouldn't bet in the US (if this ever happens) it will be just as sober a decision.
And even that would not be a problem if many TLDs (top level domains) wouldn't be located in the US...

Diogen.