7.1 Earthquake in Taiwan Disrupts Internet

[Ace]

It seems that some undersea cables were destroyed. Not many people died [last I heard was 2] but the inconvenience is widespread. Damn.

"Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, leaving one of the world's most tech-savvy regions in a virtual blackout."

"The disruption was widespread, hitting China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and elsewhere, with knock-on effects as far away as Australia for companies whose Internet is routed through affected areas."

The part that upsets me most:

"It is not a matter of days," said Hong Seoung-Yong, an official with South Korea's information and communication ministry. "It will take longer than that to repair the damaged lines."

Why do the worst things happen around Christmas? They said that the possibility of a tsunami hittin Taiwan has passed. Thank God.

[-:Undertaker:-]

oo.0, Imagine if the whole world's internet crashed one day ;o

[Roboevil]

oo.0, Imagine if the whole world's internet crashed one day ;o

omg i might have to like go outside n stuff!

[Herman]

"The disruption was widespread, hitting China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and elsewhere, with knock-on effects as far away as Australia for companies whose Internet is routed through affected areas."

That probably explains why my internet is so dodgy today.

Over here in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, it's been raining for days and floods have already occured in some parts of Malaysia and Indonesia. Seems like natural disasters are happening everywhere.

[Ace]

That probably explains why my internet is so dodgy today.

Over here in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, it's been raining for days and floods have already occured in some parts of Malaysia and Indonesia. Seems like natural disasters are happening everywhere.

Lol, its always rainy in SEA around December. Havent u noticed after all of these years? Oh & btw, I had some other stuff to say but I dont wanna write everything again like I had to when I posted the news. Internet connection keeps cutting. Anyways, I wanna watch Monday Night Raw now. Hehees :p

[Herman]

Lol, its always rainy in SEA around December. Havent u noticed after all of these years? Oh & btw, I had some other stuff to say but I dont wanna write everything again like I had to when I posted the news. Internet connection keeps cutting. Anyways, I wanna watch Monday Night Raw now. Hehees :p

Yes, of course I have. I've been living here since birth. :rolleyes: Due to the monsoon season (aka the rainy season), it usually rains in SEA during the december period. But this year it seems the strong winds have brought more rain than usual and is causing more floods.

[-:Undertaker:-]

omg i might have to like go outside n stuff!

I mean like all the Computers and companys would go down

[Swastika]

If their professional, they'd sort it out though

[FlyingJesus]

If their professional, they'd sort it out though

With messenger pigeons and young boys on mules delivering hand-written letters with wax seals.

[StainCast]

It just goes to show how much the world depends on the internet and computing. It's bad news though i guess. Wonder how long it will take to repair them all? ;o