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Without Internet, Egyptians find new ways to get online
Computer World ^ | January 29, 2011 | Nancy Gohring and Robert McMillan

Posted on 01/28/2011 10:02:16 PM PST by americanophile

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1 posted on 01/28/2011 10:02:19 PM PST by americanophile
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To: americanophile

Wonder why are usurper wants the off switch?


2 posted on 01/28/2011 10:05:22 PM PST by Frantzie (Slaves do not have freedom only the illusion of freedom & their cable TV to drool at)
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To: americanophile

Newest billionare will be born from this. Wish it was me!


3 posted on 01/28/2011 10:07:08 PM PST by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: americanophile

Revolutions happen when the ruling elite is corrupt, dispirited and divided and has lost the will to rule. This was true in China, Cuba and Iran where for one reason or another, the dictators lost their capacity to hold on to the support of the army and put down protests. Egypt now looks set to face the same scenario. Mubarak can survive but only if he is prepared to use massive force to crush the protests and re-instill fear in the populace. If he cannot do it, his days are numbered.


4 posted on 01/28/2011 10:14:48 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Frantzie; americanophile

There’s an interesting how-to article on Wired.com, have a look. Sorry I can’t post it: it’s on the “forbidden” copyright list on the FR home page.


5 posted on 01/28/2011 10:15:59 PM PST by thecodont
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He may well be prepared to do so, this isn't his first rodeo.
6 posted on 01/28/2011 10:17:56 PM PST by americanophile
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To: thecodont

Seen it, and a good read. I find that magazine quite interesting.


7 posted on 01/28/2011 10:20:06 PM PST by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: americanophile

And you and they think the mossies will put up with that after they take over.


8 posted on 01/28/2011 10:25:03 PM PST by org.whodat
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To: thecodont

...that is interesting. Thanks.


9 posted on 01/28/2011 10:30:31 PM PST by americanophile
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To: org.whodat

Oh no, it’s all over if the Islamists take over.


10 posted on 01/28/2011 10:33:53 PM PST by americanophile
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To: thecodont

You got linky?


11 posted on 01/28/2011 10:36:24 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote conservative! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: americanophile

It will be for a lot of school kids.


12 posted on 01/28/2011 10:41:11 PM PST by org.whodat
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To: Free Vulcan

No link, sorry.

“These publishers have asked us not to allow any material at all to be posted to FR:
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* wired.com”

Go to Wired.com, story is on the top page, look on the right-hand side for the “how to” story.


13 posted on 01/28/2011 10:47:49 PM PST by thecodont
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To: Free Vulcan
Here.;-)
14 posted on 01/28/2011 10:49:54 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Tunehead54
Thanks - Its bookmarked in case Zero throws the switch.

(Ha-ha!)

15 posted on 01/28/2011 10:57:38 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Tunehead54

Very cool, thanks. Enterprising people could even broadcast TCP/IP over the air via CB and shortwave if they desire.

If the U.S. govt shuts down the internet they will grind business to a halt. Everything from simple email communication to sales to financial markets transmission of data are internet dependent.


16 posted on 01/28/2011 11:00:24 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote conservative! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: Tunehead54

bad poster!

Thanks


17 posted on 01/28/2011 11:11:37 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: Slump Tester

LOL


18 posted on 01/28/2011 11:12:10 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: Free Vulcan

Early on we had networked BBS’s with messages passed around the world by each site taking the feed from one station and then passing it along to 3 or 4 more ... you could get an answer within 24 hours from across the world ... oldtimers want to chime in? ;-)


19 posted on 01/28/2011 11:18:33 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Tunehead54

I’ll also add that broadcasting internet protocol could involve spread spectrum comms, either multifrequency or frequency hopping.


20 posted on 01/28/2011 11:28:10 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote conservative! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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