Re:Russians Are Racing to Download Wikipedia Before It Gets ...
by bigodbiel on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @04:41AM
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Even then, I can see a real market potential for bootleg sneakernet [1] dealers. VHS bootleg of western movies being dubbed by a single person were all the rage in the late 80’s Soviet countries [2]. If the internet is fully closed off, a new market for sneakernet of Internet segments would evidently emerge.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
[2] https://jacobinmag.com/2017/07/soviet-voice-over-cold-war-te...