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Stray bullet takes out Spectrum fiber, knocks Texans offline (www.theregister.com)
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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds dangerous over there. Do you need ice with illinois national guard backup to help bring you freedom?

[–] leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 12 points 2 months ago

We have the freedom to knock out our own internet with freedom bullets. What more could one want?!

[–] OppaGundamStyle@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crime is out of control in Texas! What a lawless wasteland the pedophile party has made.

[–] Nunar@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Send in the national guard and the army! I'm sure there's leaves to be raked and trash to be picked up!!!

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

She is not stray, for every bullet has an owner

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This is the third firearms-related outage problem Spectrum has had in the last 12 months.

Texas, which will feel the warming more than other areas of the USA, is strongly religious, Republican, and needs to be isolated for everyone's protection

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Build a wall around Texas and make Texans pay for it.

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought "stray bullet" meant it didn't hit what was aimed at and just strayed off. This seems pretty deliberate. And for anyone who doesn't feel like reading the article, it's not happening in just Texas.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I read the article, but I don’t think it’s deliberate at all. There are 150M guns in the US, and lots of gun owners are morons. Episodically targeting Ohio, Texas, and California doesn’t seem like it would do much to benefit anyone.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Only way this would be more American if someone was also shot.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 months ago

...By a toddler with the gun.

[–] leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 4 points 2 months ago

Give it time...

[–] jake_jake_jake_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

working for an isp in rural NY and PA, this is not uncommon, but for us normally they are normally not "stray"

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

In Texas, you say

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

The comments section here reads like a coping session for spoiled children who didn't get what they wanted. Came here for Linux, leaving with questions.

[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The most Texas internet outage ever

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are the cables not underground? Just put them underground its not safe above ground in texas

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Lots of stuff like power and phone lines still arent underground in large parts of the US afaik.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Man, Texas Republicans really don't want people to watch pornhub.

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Texas problems. No one else’s.