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The rich media web hits a speedbump
2007-11-21, 5:49 AM #1
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7103426.stm

If true, it's sad that torrent-downloading and youtube gaping would stifle more useful pursuits on the net. :colbert:
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
1473 for '1337' posts.
2007-11-21, 5:54 AM #2
what about all that dark fiber? what about google's bid on the 700MHz spectrum? what about actually giving us some frickin' bandwidth like south korea and japan gets?
2007-11-21, 6:03 AM #3
Why is the guy yawning in the picture in the article?
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2007-11-21, 6:53 AM #4
He's bored waiting for his internets to get to him obviously!
nope.
2007-11-21, 7:04 AM #5
Maybe he got so hungry while waiting that he opted for a chunk of his hand. I mean.... self-eating is healthy for you.

And then you can look at your poo in the toilet and really say, hey, there's a part of me in there.
Was cheated out of lions by happydud
Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless
2007-11-21, 7:08 AM #6
Your own fault for not laying a proper backbone :colbert:
VTEC just kicked in, yo!
2007-11-21, 3:09 PM #7
YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL TUBES
2007-11-21, 3:25 PM #8
Better call Al Gore. He needs to invent a newer, faster internet!
Pissed Off?
2007-11-21, 4:36 PM #9
Quote:
The report is part-funded by the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) which campaigns for universal broadband in the US.

"We must take the necessary steps to build out network capacity or potentially face internet gridlock that could wreak havoc on internet services," said Larry Irving, co-chairman of the IIA.


Gee, they don't have an ulterior motive or anything.

I call bull**** on this article.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2007-11-21, 4:37 PM #10
Originally posted by 'Thrawn[numbarz:
;873947']YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL TUBES

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2007-11-21, 7:45 PM #11
SPAWN MORE INTERNETS.
"If you watch television news, you will know less about the world than if you just drink gin straight out of the bottle."
--Garrison Keillor
2007-11-21, 7:58 PM #12
YOU REQUIRE MORE BANDWIDTH.

[/bandwagon]
2007-11-21, 8:10 PM #13
Damn straight I require more bandwidth.

/me sucks on the interweb some more.
2007-11-23, 4:53 PM #14
lol.

not that i can realy laugh as australia's internet infrastructure is patheticaly pathetic.
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