• Today@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I don’t see how the whole world Internet could rely on cable under the ocean when my phone cable might last barely a year and it just sits in my car, not under water. It’s like computers that control airplanes or NASA, but i constantly have to restart in order to get an email attachment.

        • gazter@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          Mass produced to be as cheap as possible, vs carefully built and engineered to last as long as possible.