Posted on 02/03/2008 11:18:41 PM PST by Lorianne
Boy, what games are being played out there?
Getting pretty accurate with those “anchors”?
I’ve seen several postings of the rumor type that the Kremlin is blaming US Submarines for the disruptions...
Could be B.S>, but who knows...
I also saw a neat show about the first transatlantic telegraph line, and how the first person to use it turned the current up too high and shorted it out.
Ping
It’ll take even longer now to get some guy named Habib who kinda speaks English and goes by the name of david on the horn when my DSL line goes down.
You think? It was difficult to tell I agree.
Drudge the link to this article up, presumably as new news.
They are reporting a FOURTH. A little too much for coincidence.
No telling what is really going on, and why.
Al Queda v. the Internet
Doesn't Pakistan have a diesel sub or two?
It’s definitely the 4th. There was an earlier thread on it.
There was also a news story somewhere that said only Iraw and Israel have not been affected, and that Iran is 100% cut off from internet flow.
“Al Queda v. the Internet”
More likely the Israeli’s versus the Interenet...
Have they taken delivery of those super quiet German subs, yet??
Sounds like someone doesn't like the competition, or just Hindus. Lots of Jihadies in the parts of the world where these incidents are occurring.
Why would the Israelis want to sabotage the Indians, one of their best customers.
Too much signal latency. Satellites are great for covering wide areas, but aren't good for anything that requires interaction. A satellite in geosynchronous orbit is about 22,600 miles above the equator. Even at the speed of light it takes at least a quarter of a second to send a signal up to a satellite and for it to be retransmitted back down to the Earth. Additional satellite relays increase the delay. Have you ever noticed how awkward live interviews are when there are multiple satellites relaying the signals? Fiber optic cables can send tremendous amounts of data even more cheaply than satellites, but they have a shorter path, so there is less delay between sending and receiving signals.
Geosynchronous satellites are placed at 22,500 miles above the earth. Traveling that distance takes significant time. The voice telephone routing rules only permit a single satellite relay in a voice path. Having a satellite both ways creates such a delay that it is virtually impossible to have a conversation without "talking over" the other person or resorting to ridiculous half duplex speech behaviors.
The large number of "customer service" boiler rooms operating in India would be impossible with only satellite links. Users are tolerant of delays when using a browser. It's an expected consequence of network delays and busy servers. The same can't be said of one-on-one voice conversations. It needs to have a full duplex feel with little discernible delay to be satisfactory.
They have 5 operational methanol driven subs with 12 nuclear capable launch tubes each. You can thank France for the design, tutoring and initial implementation in the Pakistani ship yards.
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