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Re:Iran strikes leave Amazon availability zones "hard down" ... by mooreds on Friday April 03, 2026 @06:24PM (#47633132)
Don't forget underseas cables: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
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Re:Iran strikes leave Amazon availability zones "hard down" ... by ghywertelling on Saturday April 04, 2026 @07:55AM (#47638239)
How about using drone submarines to cut optic fibre undersea cables? Can geolocation coordinates be beamed to submarines deep under water?
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Re:Iran strikes leave Amazon availability zones "hard down" ... by rcxdude on Saturday April 04, 2026 @08:07AM (#47638319)
Communicating with submarines that are deep underwater is pretty hard. There are techniques like ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) but they require a small power station to transmit a few characters a minute.
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