5 ms·
Neal Stephenson has a great little non-fiction piece on these cables, both overland and undersea, talking about the process of laying them down and negotiating
by losvedir 11y ago
Neal Stephenson has a great little non-fiction piece on these cables, both overland and undersea, talking about the process of laying them down and negotiating what countries they go through, etc. It was unexpectedly tucked into the end of my version of Cryptonomicon, but it might be available separately. I agree, I'm fascinated as well.
- oneubauer 11y agoIt was originally published in wired. It is indeed a great write up on the topic! http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ http://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/
- pmarreck 11y agoAt the time that was one of the greatest nonfiction pieces I had ever read about
- peterburkimsher 11y agoThat literally just took me a week's worth of free time to read. Absolutely worth it. Several years ago I read a short book with a similar theme: The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage. Another inspiration to me was a 25 minute video about the HVDC lien linking North and South Island in New Zealand. https://hackaday.com/2015/08/19/retrotechtacular-one-does-not-simply-string-up-a-half-million-vdc-transmission-line/ https://hackaday.com/2015/08/19/retrotechtacular-one-does-no... I wonder if anybody will make a popular game out of estimating cable slack?
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]