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What do we do if OUR Government shuts down the internet?
Posted on 01/28/2011 9:33:26 PM PST by jongaltsr
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To: Eye of Unk
Oh, and what you favorite method for getting a tire to light?*****
#1 lay tire on side
#2fill inside of tire with gasoline
#3 run a stream of gasoline over the tire and about 10 feet from said tire. Light the gasoline and watch it burn up to the tire and see it explode....:O)
To: goat granny
You know if they have a smart phone app for it yet?
Sorry, I just have to look at the irony of modern day gadgets and third world protests mixing.
Kinda like that bomber that got “blown up good” by a spam text.
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posted on
01/29/2011 3:53:43 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(What is YOUR snipe hunt?)
To: AlexW
“KMA on the ‘good old days’ schtick. Because they were not good. But they did get old.”
but you gotta admit that the last part was beautiful... I will have to steal that one for future use...
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posted on
01/29/2011 3:57:46 AM PST
by
j_guru
To: Eye of Unk
Much as I hate to admit it, the suicide bomber that got blown up by a text message made me chuckle...Technology can be a bitch...
To: jongaltsr
Guess you’ll better get your Amatuer Radio Licenses..
KD8AQK
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posted on
01/29/2011 4:05:56 AM PST
by
MichaelP
("Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
To: Dead Corpse
“Rope”
Google “TJIC”. He used that as a tagline as you indicate. What you find may interest you.
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posted on
01/29/2011 4:10:57 AM PST
by
ctdonath2
(Great children's books - http://www.UsborneBooksGA.com)
To: Dead Corpse
“Rope”
Google “TJIC”. He used that as a tagline as you indicate. What you find may interest you.
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posted on
01/29/2011 4:10:57 AM PST
by
ctdonath2
(Great children's books - http://www.UsborneBooksGA.com)
To: MichaelP
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posted on
01/29/2011 4:21:12 AM PST
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: jongaltsr
Can you (My fellow FR conspirators) think of methodologies of maintaining connections to information which can not easily be cut off by our government agencies? Amateur radio. My radio shack is all set and ready fire on many hundreds of watts. By today's standards, a 'primitive' form of communication to be sure. But in a pinch, it's not easy to cut off. And under the right conditions, I am able to reach Alaska and overseas.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:02:31 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Tyrants flourish only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.)
To: Baynative
In all honesty - 97.5% of all Americans would do as they are told;We have matured beyond that 60's mentality. It appears we have achieved the golden 10%, enough to bring down a government.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:29:37 AM PST
by
Louis Foxwell
(For love of Sarah, our country and the American Way of Life.)
To: Lazamataz
If our government shut down the Internet, there would be immediate chaos in the business world.And as you said: Much of the government world happens online too.
Laz, I work in telecommunications and can back up what you said. If they shut down the internet, EVERYTHING stops. And I mean, EVERYTHING. Just stop and think for a minute how many times you access some form of the internet or data transfer in your daily life. The government, especially the Military, would be severaly hamstrung.
Do that and you will understand that if zero and his idiots shut down the internet, all hell will break loose.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:33:24 AM PST
by
misharu
(I am an Independent Conservative who caucuses with the Republicans (for now).)
To: JRandomFreeper
Hah! Back then, there weren’t any cellphones to speak of. Husband had one of the first ones that came out and it took up a whole passenger seat in the car it was so big. (It was either that or use a pay phone on business trips.) It was sorta refreshing not to see - and hear - EVERYBODY on a darned cellphone yakking and yukking it up everywhere you went. That changed; but I still resist using those little Oreo cookie sized cellphones. - The early patriots met at the taverns in Williamsburg and discussed the situation. Meeting face to face may become in fashion once again.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:33:53 AM PST
by
Twinkie
(Two wrongs don't make a right.)
To: Baynative
“In all honesty - 97.5% of all Americans would do as they are told; march the local reporting center, get their ID cards and turn in their weapons, passports and bank books.”
I think your a little high at 97.5%, but your spot on about everything else.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:38:06 AM PST
by
MCF
To: jongaltsr
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:45:06 AM PST
by
PoloSec
( Believe how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the 3rd day)
To: mylife
I'd be able to listen.
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posted on
01/29/2011 5:46:59 AM PST
by
Peter W. Kessler
(Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
To: GILTN1stborn
Ham radio is the first line of defense in case of national disasters. In earthquakes, floods cell towers go down. Might think about joining your local ham radio operator network. You no longer have to do morse code. Radio’s are cheap though. Just got hubby a new one for the car for Christmas $250.
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posted on
01/29/2011 6:07:34 AM PST
by
GailA
(2012 rally cry DEMOCRATS and RINOS are BAD for the USA!)
To: jongaltsr
Two points are important.
Point #1: Yesterday, the Egyptian military confronted the Egyptian police in some areas. It seems that the military was on the side of the protesters; the police on the side of the government.
If we got to that point in the USofA, we would have to see:
- which direction the National Guard were pointing their weapons,
- which direction the police were pointing their weapons.
Per TV reports, in Egypt, it seemed that the citizenry did not have weapons, but the government did. Here in the USofA, many millions of citizens DO have weapons.
Point #2: The Internet was constructed to be a decentralized communications sytem that could withstand a nuclear attack.
Most business, industry, and communications depend on the Internet. If the government tried to shut it down, not only would they have the ire of the citizenry, but they would have the ire of the business community.
Perhaps enough businesses are on Internet-2, but I am not sure how viable it is yet. If I-2 is viable, business might be able to continue.
The worry for the government, of course, is for the citizenry to be able to communicate. People will find a way. Smoke signals, BBS systems via telephone, ham radio, etc.
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posted on
01/29/2011 6:10:55 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: jongaltsr
Related link:
http://werebuild.eu/wiki/Main_PageWe Rebuild is a decentralized cluster of net activists who have joined forces to collaborate on issues concerning access to a free Internet without intrusive surveillance. These issues span over many subjects and areas, which are reflected in a breadth of competences and opinions. There are no leaders, nor members. We Rebuild is simply an international chaotic event, and our actions can not be predicted in detail.
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posted on
01/29/2011 6:16:31 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: jongaltsr
It seems that amateur radio would be the most reliable and expedient way to exchange information in this scenario. One weakness for a lot of new operators is they no longer require Morse Code proficiency to get your license - such a shame, it is a useful skill. Us old-time operators will be dit-dotting away.
To: fr_freak
“Living among the Leftist crazies.”
I spent 14 years living in a mine union town in NM. It was an education for a good old boy West Texas farm boy to be exposed to real Commies.
In the early 1980’s I was up close and personal to the agitators from the Sandanistas. They were in NM trying to stir up the locals. Despicable cretin.
I was very politically involved then. Was Republican County Chairman in a county where the registration was 5 Dems to 1 Pubbie.
Yes, I know what Commies are...
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posted on
01/29/2011 6:34:02 AM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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