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h1s_l0rdsh1p
13-02-2007, 09:48 AM
Looks like we need to really watch out for the net. No longer are we going to have to fear pc virus's cutting us off from our pc usage. BUT NOW!

BIRD FLU!!
Could keep us from using the net.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9011125


Many companies and government agencies are counting on legions of teleworkers to keep their operations running in the event of an influenza pandemic. But those plans may quickly fall apart as millions of people turn to the Internet for news and even entertainment, potentially producing a bandwidth-choking surge in online traffic.




Businesses as well as home users likely would be asked to voluntarily restrict high-bandwidth traffic, the planners said. And if asking didn't work, they warned, government action to restrict traffic might well follow.

"Is there a need for a YouTube during a national emergency?" asked John Thomas, vice president of enterprise systems at a large, New York-based financial institution that he asked not be identified.

That had to be my favourite question. LMAO!

Is there a need for a YouTube during a national emergency?


Well, yes...



There is. :p


Thoughts?

eternal_spirit
13-02-2007, 11:38 AM
:eek: isn't there extra bandwith not being used somewere that's being kept a secret?

h1s_l0rdsh1p
13-02-2007, 01:34 PM
:eek: isn't there extra bandwith not being used somewere that's being kept a secret?

No man. I gave that to google years ago... >.> <.< >.>


ANYWAYS! I think what might try to be done, is take down bandwidth for "employees that need it", and while we have no bandwidth, they put on extra monitoring systems to check our every move..

Luckily, in holland, uploading is a crime, not downloading. :D

john devine
15-04-2011, 01:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGSU2PM9dA&feature=player_embedded#at=26

:rolleyes: