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2006-10-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran bans fast internet to cut west's influence
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Posted by Steve White 2006-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 You can be sure the black turbans will still have high-speed access.
Posted by Pappy 2006-10-18 01:02||   2006-10-18 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The prisons soon to be getting 1,000 new inmates ...

Not me, man! Ya think I'd use my real name?
Posted by Abu Mushab al-Bobby 2006-10-18 06:01||   2006-10-18 06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Inshallah. This is a good way to keep 'em down on the farm.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-10-18 06:52||   2006-10-18 06:52|| Front Page Top

#4 "You must all use AOL dial-up...it is decreed"
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-10-18 08:19||   2006-10-18 08:19|| Front Page Top

#5 High-speed links can be used with anti-filtering devices to access filtered sites

?
Posted by Shipman 2006-10-18 08:26||   2006-10-18 08:26|| Front Page Top

#6 internets snap quiz

guess who's hiding in the dial up screechy sound?
Posted by Jumping Jehosaphat 2006-10-18 10:56||   2006-10-18 10:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Parastoo Dokoohaki, a prominent Iranian blogger, said the move was designed to foil the government's opponents.

Sometimes, YJCMTSU, and other times, YJCMTN(ames)U! Who knew that Count Dokoo was Persian?
Posted by BA 2006-10-18 11:50||   2006-10-18 11:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Will the ban include Ahmedenijad's streaming porno link?
Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-10-18 12:55||   2006-10-18 12:55|| Front Page Top

#9 More porn for Iran!
Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader  2006-10-18 13:02||   2006-10-18 13:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Off topic, but in Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" the language of Mordor (the bad guys) was modelled on Persian. Tolkien was an aesthete of language, and he thought Persian looked horrible.
Posted by buwaya 2006-10-18 18:48||   2006-10-18 18:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Iran must have controlling interest in EarthLink DSL. They slowed me down a long time ago and all the support people they have in India can't get the speed back.
Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-18 19:33||   2006-10-18 19:33|| Front Page Top

#12 read 'em and weep.
11.3 megabits per second
Communications 11.3 megabits per second
Storage 1.4 megabytes per second
1MB file download 0.7 seconds
Subjective rating Unbelievable
Posted by J.D. Lux 2006-10-18 21:35||   2006-10-18 21:35|| Front Page Top

#13 I'm sure that's lovely, J.D.Lux, whatever it means. ;-)
Posted by trailing wife 2006-10-18 21:48||   2006-10-18 21:48|| Front Page Top

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