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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by Mistletoe on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @03:23AM (#42191804)
It doesn’t even really stop anything right? Communications just have to route around it and use other cables and satellites. It just seems like Russia wants to be annoying.
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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by Hamuko on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @03:26AM (#42191823)
Destroying the gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland did take it out for like six months. I think it may have had some negative impact on Estonian electricity prices during that time.
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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by pvaldes on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @07:23PM (#42199689)
Could this disturb crypto operations in any way?
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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by Mistletoe on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @11:09PM (#42201010)
Not really. If the internet works, sending and using crypto works and it doesn’t use much bandwidth.
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