@TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 7 months agoDonald Trump May 'Turn Off the Internet' if Elected, Former Staffer Sayswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down147file-textcross-posted to: asklemmy@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink20•7 months 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@rckclmbr@lemm.eecakelinkfedilink24•7 months 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•7 months 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•7 months agoDo you think that’s a realistic way to keep sufficient modern Internet traffic moving?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink3•edit-27 months 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.