tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544217363787442756.post1458625811339325299..comments2023-06-01T10:01:35.172-04:00Comments on TPMAHOLICS: CommunicationAmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635085661287993810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544217363787442756.post-34094008812228121552011-01-31T01:45:51.690-05:002011-01-31T01:45:51.690-05:00While I admit I'm less familiar with our commu...While I admit I'm less familiar with our communication network structures at a "vital points" level, I have to think it's far easier to clamp things down in nations where such things are nationalized.<br /><br />I question whether Holy Joe's longed-for "off switch" could exist without doing irreparable damage to our economy and our society in general. Banking, traffic control, the power grid, and more are dependent on networked communications.<br /><br />Doing a nationwide comms shutdown, or even trying to seal the electronic borders, would be the electronic communications version of destroying a village in order to save it.<br /><br />Look what happened when some nations recently wanted to control Blackberries. Their business communities, and RIM, kicked up enough of a fuss that the governments backed down, at least to some extent.<br /><br />How long do you think it would be until someone started hacking things? <br /><br />As for alternatives, they'd have to be secure, fast, and commonplace enough to be practical, which is to say nearly universal. Otherwise, they're not going to matter.<br /><br />Maybe people need to refresh their Morse code memories and relearn spark-gap transmission?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.com