Comments on: Internet Cables And Sharks With Laser Beams On Their Heads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:06:59 -0800 hourly 1 By: me http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-2635725 me Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:55:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-2635725 THE HONOR SYSTEM! Lets work together!! LETS MAKE ALOT OF MONEY TOGETHER!!! ITS EASY IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES AND MUST BE HONEST. THIS SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT THE HONOR SYSTEM. JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS AND YOU AND I CAN MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY!!! And its all perfectly legal. This system is even supported by The Oprah show, by 20/20, and even by Pay PAL. Follow these steps so that you and I can make some money together: 1) Send one dollar by way of pay pal (pay pal only requires and email address to be able to send money, its really quiet simple) to each of the 6 people on the list bellow. (note: you must have a premier or business pay pal account to receive payments) 2) Now that you have done that you can put your name on the list. (Copy/Paste this entire message to word or note pad, so that you can edit this message.) Take the top name off the list and Move the other 5 names up, 2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2, 4 becomes 3, 5 becomes 4, 6 becomes 5, and then you put your name at the bottom in the 6 spot. 3) Now copy/paste this entire message, and post it to as many blogs, news groups email address's as possible. Email Addresses: 1) reesef@yahoo.com. 2) artoffic@grics.net 3) Devilangel266@hotmail.com 4) wingm@shaw.ca 5) chr0mspar@yahoo.com 6) brandonlandrysemail@gmail.com REMEMBER!!! WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!! THIS SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT HELPING EACH OTHER. SO YOU MUST BE HONEST AND SEND OUT A DOLLAR TO EACH PERSON ON THE LIST. ALSO YOU MUST SEND OUT THIS MESSAGE TO AT LEAST 200 NEWS GROUPS, BLOGS AND EMAIL ADDRESS'S TO START TO NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SENT TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT. HAVE FUN WITH IT! BE CREATIVE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THIS MESSAGE TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AT A TIME THE HONOR SYSTEM!
Lets work together!!
LETS MAKE ALOT OF MONEY TOGETHER!!!
ITS EASY IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES AND MUST BE HONEST. THIS SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT THE HONOR SYSTEM. JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS AND YOU AND I CAN MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY!!! And its all perfectly legal. This system is even supported by The Oprah show, by 20/20, and even by Pay PAL.

Follow these steps so that you and I can make some money together:

1) Send one dollar by way of pay pal (pay pal only requires and email address to be able to send money, its really quiet simple) to each of the 6 people on the list bellow.
(note: you must have a premier or business pay pal account to receive payments)

2) Now that you have done that you can put your name on the list. (Copy/Paste this entire message to word or note pad, so that you can edit this message.) Take the top name off the list and Move the other 5 names up, 2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2, 4 becomes 3, 5 becomes 4, 6 becomes 5, and then you put your name at the bottom in the 6 spot.

3) Now copy/paste this entire message, and post it to as many blogs, news groups email address’s as possible.

Email Addresses:

1) reesef@yahoo.com.
2) artoffic@grics.net
3) Devilangel266@hotmail.com
4) wingm@shaw.ca
5) chr0mspar@yahoo.com
6) brandonlandrysemail@gmail.com

REMEMBER!!! WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!
THIS SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT HELPING EACH OTHER. SO YOU MUST BE HONEST AND SEND OUT A DOLLAR TO EACH PERSON ON THE LIST.

ALSO YOU MUST SEND OUT THIS MESSAGE TO AT LEAST 200 NEWS GROUPS, BLOGS AND EMAIL ADDRESS’S TO START TO NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SENT TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT.

HAVE FUN WITH IT! BE CREATIVE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THIS MESSAGE TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AT A TIME

]]> By: huxley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1982075 huxley Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:01:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1982075 The WSJ Editorial page has always been a complete joke, don't confuse them with the solid high-quality reporting of the WSJ proper. It's the reporting that people worried about after the News Corp acquisition not the Editorials. The WSJ Editorial page has always been a complete joke, don’t confuse them with the solid high-quality reporting of the WSJ proper. It’s the reporting that people worried about after the News Corp acquisition not the Editorials.

]]> By: Jean-Gabriel Morard http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981682 Jean-Gabriel Morard Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:20:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981682 Sharks do cut submarine cables, and whales too, and currents and sharp rock edges. So when people lay cables they usually double them so they can back-up the traffic if one cable breaks. And there are repair ships idle around the world to go and pick up the cable and fix it. But it is a very delicate operation, it can take a week. But even if a submarine is damaged twice a year, it still has an up-time far better than that of a land cable. Land cables are easier to repair but they get cut all the time - when there's road side work or anything. That's why there are submarine cables following most major coasts. When the sea ground isn't too deep, say up to 1500 meters deep or so, the cables are usually buried with a large plough, something like 2-3 meters below sea ground. It makes cuts less frequent, unless sharks can dig of course;-) I thought that was a common practice, but maybe there are lazy people trying to cut costs when laying the cables. And then if the ocean is too deep there's nothing you can do but just drop the cable and let it sink... Sharks do cut submarine cables, and whales too, and currents and sharp rock edges. So when people lay cables they usually double them so they can back-up the traffic if one cable breaks. And there are repair ships idle around the world to go and pick up the cable and fix it. But it is a very delicate operation, it can take a week.

But even if a submarine is damaged twice a year, it still has an up-time far better than that of a land cable. Land cables are easier to repair but they get cut all the time – when there’s road side work or anything. That’s why there are submarine cables following most major coasts.

When the sea ground isn’t too deep, say up to 1500 meters deep or so, the cables are usually buried with a large plough, something like 2-3 meters below sea ground. It makes cuts less frequent, unless sharks can dig of course;-) I thought that was a common practice, but maybe there are lazy people trying to cut costs when laying the cables. And then if the ocean is too deep there’s nothing you can do but just drop the cable and let it sink…

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981451 Tim Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:42:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981451 That's actually to the left and right of the dorsal fin, not the head, which I happen to know is entirely plausible and probably true. That’s actually to the left and right of the dorsal fin, not the head, which I happen to know is entirely plausible and probably true.

]]> By: The Edge http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981378 The Edge Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:10:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981378 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/08/internet.outage/index.html http://edition....tage/index.html

]]> By: phoenix http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981261 phoenix Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:06:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981261 lol@ron paul. :D lol@ron paul. :D

]]> By: rubu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981251 rubu Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:55:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981251 The shark have flying wings also ? The shark have flying wings also ?

]]> By: smash579 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981164 smash579 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:22:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981164 Duncan Riley February 8th, 2008 at 5:25 am dMix #9 I didn’t say Iran was cut off, read the article again. I also didn’t say it was 5, I said anywhere up to five. Could it have not been clearer? Seriously, read the article again before trolling, eh! :-) your words: "Five (or possibly less) cables were cut resulting in major outages in Iran (possibly the whole country, but possibly not) and other Middle Eastern countries." how about you read your own article before you call constructive critic a troll? :-) Duncan Riley
February 8th, 2008 at 5:25 am
dMix #9
I didn’t say Iran was cut off, read the article again. I also didn’t say it was 5, I said anywhere up to five. Could it have not been clearer? Seriously, read the article again before trolling, eh! :-)

your words:
“Five (or possibly less) cables were cut resulting in major outages in Iran (possibly the whole country, but possibly not) and other Middle Eastern countries.”
how about you read your own article before you call constructive critic a troll? :-)

]]> By: Bob Ngu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981102 Bob Ngu Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:19:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981102 Hey, WSJ stole that idea from Austin Powers. Hey, WSJ stole that idea from Austin Powers.

]]> By: alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981100 alex Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:12:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981100 I think it's too early to take this image of the shark and the laser beam meaning that the WSJ is becoming like the New York Post. It was a blog posting. Big deal. I think it’s too early to take this image of the shark and the laser beam meaning that the WSJ is becoming like the New York Post. It was a blog posting. Big deal.

]]> By: dMix http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981098 dMix Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:10:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981098 Haha Alex (#30) great link. Signs with "OMGWTF??" > sharks with lasers Haha Alex (#30) great link.

Signs with “OMGWTF??” > sharks with lasers

]]> By: Everett http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981083 Everett Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:59:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981083 Exactly where does a shark's head begin and where does it end? Exactly where does a shark’s head begin and where does it end?

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981072 Alex Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:43:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981072 YOU FORGOT TEH WIRELESS CUT How about this ???..which happenned in Feb 5 just 1 week after 1st 2 cables cut and 5th cable cut day. http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/02/wireless-internet-cut-in-egypt-by-low-flying-plane.html The shark have flying wings also ???!!! Btw I am from Egypt... YOU FORGOT TEH WIRELESS CUT
How about this ???..which happenned in Feb 5 just 1 week after 1st 2 cables cut and 5th cable cut day.
http://www.bbsp...ying-plane.html
The shark have flying wings also ???!!!
Btw I am from Egypt…

]]> By: Ull http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981053 Ull Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:22:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981053 Duncan -- come on, that's a blog entry, not part of the Journal (it certainly wasn't in the print edition). Duncan — come on, that’s a blog entry, not part of the Journal (it certainly wasn’t in the print edition).

]]> By: Casey http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981052 Casey Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:21:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981052 It sure was the U.S. military. We have been doing stuff like this for a long time and I expect this was done to route Middle East internet traffic to Europe, through the United States for ease dropping purposes (since the NSA set up their little rooms at the bib fiber optic cable access points on the coasts). http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2005/050218-uss-carter.htm It sure was the U.S. military. We have been doing stuff like this for a long time and I expect this was done to route Middle East internet traffic to Europe, through the United States for ease dropping purposes (since the NSA set up their little rooms at the bib fiber optic cable access points on the coasts).

http://www.glob...-uss-carter.htm

]]> By: Eve http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981033 Eve Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:02:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981033 Clearly the WSJ has jumped the shark. Clearly the WSJ has jumped the shark.

]]> By: Dr. Johnny Fever http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981031 Dr. Johnny Fever Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:01:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981031 Duncan, Are you serious in asking this question? That somehow the purchase of the WSJ by News Corp means that the tongue-in-cheek graphic of the shark represents an attack on the serious journalistic integrity of the WSJ? You're not one of those Moveon wackos who thinks anyone and anyone associated with Fox News is a member of the sinister and insidious right-wing conspiracy are you? Of course, when everyone's out to get you, being paranoid just makes good sense. Duncan,

Are you serious in asking this question? That somehow the purchase of the WSJ by News Corp means that the tongue-in-cheek graphic of the shark represents an attack on the serious journalistic integrity of the WSJ? You’re not one of those Moveon wackos who thinks anyone and anyone associated with Fox News is a member of the sinister and insidious right-wing conspiracy are you?

Of course, when everyone’s out to get you, being paranoid just makes good sense.

]]> By: Weak-Innovation http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981016 Weak-Innovation Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:44:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981016 Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue! Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981014 Matt Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:42:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981014 WSJ becoming the MSJ... wont be long before the entire background of the page is filled with a tiling of sharks with lasers on their head... maybe even animated ones! oohoohooh.. and a music player... when is the music player going to hit the WSJ?? WSJ becoming the MSJ…

wont be long before the entire background of the page is filled with a tiling of sharks with lasers on their head… maybe even animated ones! oohoohooh.. and a music player… when is the music player going to hit the WSJ??

]]> By: Searchquant http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981011 Searchquant Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:38:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981011 Glad they didn't have lasers when we went great white shark diving down in Isla Guadalupe. Glad they didn’t have lasers when we went great white shark diving down in Isla Guadalupe.

]]> By: K http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1981006 K Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:33:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1981006 Sure, why not, if they can take the elitist WSJ and turn it into a dismissable shill tabloid, I'm all for it. Sure, why not, if they can take the elitist WSJ and turn it into a dismissable shill tabloid, I’m all for it.

]]> By: Sonia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1980984 Sonia Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1980984 Could have been a Sea Bass... Could have been a Sea Bass…

]]> By: New Fast Browser http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1980951 New Fast Browser Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:41:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1980951 That is cool http://www.jhatak.com/Buckler/BucklerHomePage.htm :-) (The Light Browser) That is cool

http://www.jhat...lerHomePage.htm
:-)
(The Light Browser)

]]> By: Mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1980947 Mike Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:39:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1980947 To be fair, that image of the shark was posted on a WSJ writer's blog there. Yes, it's part of WSJ, buit they're not quite at the point where they're putting that on the front of their paper. And if you actually read it, it's very clear that Ben (the author) is being snarky. So, it's not quite the end of the world for WSJ yet... To be fair, that image of the shark was posted on a WSJ writer’s blog there. Yes, it’s part of WSJ, buit they’re not quite at the point where they’re putting that on the front of their paper. And if you actually read it, it’s very clear that Ben (the author) is being snarky. So, it’s not quite the end of the world for WSJ yet…

]]> By: st stephen http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/comment-page-1/#comment-1980938 st stephen Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/08/internet-cables-and-sharks-with-laser-beams-on-their-heads/#comment-1980938 >resulted in more conspiracy theories than a Ron Paul meetup Duncan I just have this to say: LEAVE RON PAUL ALOOONE! ;-) >resulted in more conspiracy theories than a Ron Paul meetup

Duncan I just have this to say:

LEAVE RON PAUL ALOOONE!

;-)

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