Rebuilding Iraq's Internet 876
Anselm writes "According to this article at Wired.com, "The war has left Iraq's Internet infrastructure in shambles. Now, a British ISP hopes to fund the reconstruction through sales of domain names ending in .iq." While I have no use for an IQ domain, the article does make me wonder: Should geeks around the world take the lead in getting Iraq back online?"
Ha! (Score:2, Funny)
FP!
Alright! (Score:5, Funny)
most slashdotters... (Score:1, Funny)
I wonder... (Score:3, Funny)
damn! (Score:0, Funny)
yes (Score:5, Funny)
You forgot one (Score:-1, Funny)
Re:Good names (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously not...
How's this..... (Score:3, Funny)
Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why don't we... (Score:5, Funny)
How about we give them food, PC's, cars, etc. in exchange for oil.
This could be facilitated through an intermediate form of exchange we could call "money".
Re:Uh... priorities??? (Score:5, Funny)
i went to war... (Score:5, Funny)
OK, whatever... (Score:4, Funny)
You're asking one of two questions:
Q) "I'm planning to do something to help rebuild Iraq's communications. Is that a good idea?"
A)That's great! Bless you!
Q) "Should "we" / "the community" / hackers / geeks do something to help rebuild Iraq's communications?"
A) Uhhh, sure. Go open a Sourceforge project.
Re: .iq domains -- I can see high.iq and low.iq going, and probably sex.iq. I suspect oil is going to continue to drive their economy, though.
Three basic needs: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You forgot one (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Ha! (Score:2, Funny)
(Do Mensa members get spam for pills to make their IQ 30% bigger?)
Re:Why don't we... (Score:4, Funny)
Not anymore.
Datacenter capital of the world? (Score:5, Funny)
I am sure the US bunker buster bombs didn't get them all.
-Pete
Re:Ha! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Come one (Score:5, Funny)
Well, from the pictures of the looting, a lot more than a couple days ago.
Re:First things first (Score:5, Funny)
Bad Joke.... (Score:2, Funny)
Then again, that might be a good release for young militant Iraqis.
Jaysyn
Re:Why don't we... (Score:3, Funny)
This just in... (Score:3, Funny)
"Republican guards have secured in Iraqi Internet services!"
More at 11.
Re:Why don't we... (Score:2, Funny)
So asking a bunch of guys sitting at their computers this question is bound to get the response: neither I know of nobody who would use Kazza when Kazaa Lite is a much better non-spyware alternative.
W's domain? (Score:1, Funny)
!Sig
in other news (Score:2, Funny)
weaponsofmassdestruction.iq
chemicalweapons.iq
nuclearweapons.iq
official cited the domain names as clear evidence of banned Iraqi weapons program. Mr Bush was overheard saying "I told you so." It was unclear as to whether Mr. Bush was commenting on the Iraqi weapons domain names or a domain name registered by Mr. Bush: my.iq
Re:They ARE self-sufficient (Score:2, Funny)
Correction: They'd have lived like kings if it wasn't for the asshat who stole the money and built 12 palaces while his people starved. Now that he is gone the PEOPLE of Iraq can reap the rewards of that beautiful black gold by selling it to their liberators (at a modest profit and less than the OPEC per-barrel price of course.. we DID risk our asses of there remember).
Re:Why don't we... (Score:3, Funny)
Now I know there's a stereotype about IT workers being obese, but do you have to be QUITE so obvious in reinforcing it???
Re:Why don't we... (Score:2, Funny)
I don't see how oil is any more valuable than Afghanistan's only natural resource: poppies. Rebuilding this country should be a priority for the U.S. Its thriving heroin markets depend on it! Won't someone please think of the children!?
Re:Why don't we... (Score:3, Funny)
Nathan
Information Minister quotes (Score:1, Funny)
http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationmini
Like:
"Iraq will not be defeated. Iraq has now already achieved victory - apart from some technicalities."
"There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!"
"My feelings - as usual - we will slaughter them all"
"Our initial assessment is that they will all die"
"I blame Al-Jazeera - they are marketing for the Americans!"
"God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis."
"surrender or be burned in their tanks."
"No I am not scared and neither should you be!"
"They're not even [within] 100 miles [of Baghdad]. They are not in any
place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion
trying to sell to the others an illusion."
Re:Why don't we... (Score:3, Funny)
They surely wouldn't need it to do something like fly somewhere.