An Order of Seven Global Cyber-Guardians Now Hold Keys to the Internet

arkhi · 31 Jul 2010

cloud8521 said:

what i want to know is how do you restart the Internet anyway?

We're all dependent on ISPs anyway, unless someone out there has their own servers or something that is "parallel" to the internet. Think super-duper-big intranet or something :P

*Just a hunch*

marsmimar · 31 Jul 2010

Petey7 said:

marsmimar said:

Anybody care to guess what the odds are that the internet would ever be shut down? Seems about as likely as me being able to fly to Saturn in my lifetime as a tourist. Besides, how can anyone be sure there isn't already a second (unused) "parallel" internet?

Because that would just be bad story telling. In the writing world, we call that a cop-out.

I can accept that!

Ross · 31 Jul 2010

This story reminded me of this:

YouTube - The IT Crowd - Series 3 - Episode 4: The Internet

johnwillyums · 31 Jul 2010

He. Good one Ross:)

MatthewHirst · 31 Jul 2010

So.... if this was to happen, would all websites have to be created again? or what? :S

Petey7 · 31 Jul 2010

MatthewHirst said:

So.... if this was to happen, would all websites have to be created again? or what? :S

All websites are stored on servers, so no. We would just lose the ability to access those websites as far as I know.