Wikipedia Offline After Cables Cut

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•32 • Aug 7, 2012

The popular user-generated encyclopedia Wikipedia went dark for roughly two hours yesterday after fiber optic cables from its Florida data center were severed. What do you think?

“This is why I always back up everything on floppy disk.” ”
Howard Bartsch –
Occupational Therapist
“Thank God IMDb wasn’t down or I would’ve had nothing to prove my friends wrong with.”
Matt Strano –
Latex Spooler
“I know. I was reduced to getting my unverified information from strangers who were physically near me. It was horrible.”
Iris Cramer –
Highway Patrol Pilot

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