Re: [gentoo-user] Somewhat OT: Any truth to this mess?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:39:27 -0600
> Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>>> Am Samstag, 18. Februar 2012, 06:00:00 schrieb Dale:
>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't really think they can unless they just cut power to all the
>>>> computers.  After all, the internet is supposed to be redundant
>>>> right? If there is a few computers still running that have a
>>>> connection, it is still working.  Sort of anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Does make one wonder tho.  They have been talking about having a
>>>> internet "off switch" but I'm not sure it would be that easy.
>>>
>>> basically, yes. Take down the core routers and backbones and
>>> everything falls apart.
>>>
>>
>> But how long would it take to actually do this?
>>
>> Another thing, the Government, especially the military, uses the
>> internet too.
> 
> Not quite. They use the same internet *technology* you do, not
> necessarily the same internet *devices*.
> 
> 


What about banks?  Credit cards?  Heck, even food stamp cards?  Would
phones work?  I'm not just thinking about Vonage or Skype either.

When you think about all this stuff, it could get scary.  If the
internet went down, even by accident somehow, what all would we lose and
not realize it?

Dale

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