Monday, 6 October 2025

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet

quote [ A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life ]

We'll be offline for a while
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[by ScoobySnacks@5:01amGMT]

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hellboy said @ 3:27pm GMT on 9th Oct
Don't any of you take this personally, but more and more I find myself wondering if the world wouldn't be better off if a massive EMP permanently wrecked the internet.
mechanical contrivance said @ 5:37pm GMT on 9th Oct
Pros and cons.

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