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Seeing the map of Google's network makes me appreciate more the impact of undersea cables. If you're interested in the history of earth-scale networks I recomm
by breck 9y ago
Seeing the map of Google's network makes me appreciate more the impact of undersea cables.
If you're interested in the history of earth-scale networks I recommend this free documentary on Cyrus Field and the heroic struggle to lay the first transatlantic cable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKONUBBHQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKONUBBHQw
- komali2 9y agoAbsolutely boggles my gorram mind the large-scale engineering that goes into making the internet work. Love the parts in Cryptonomicon where they delve into the sea cables stuff.
- kwindla 9y agoRelated, one of my favorite Wired Magazine stories -- and favorite pieces of long form journalism, period -- Neal Stephenson goes out on a boat to string some cable: https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/