Cloudflare goes down

detourdog 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The more satellites become the backbone access the simpler loss of access becomes. Physical connections will be more resilient.

	▲	embedding-shape 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Unless those satellites happen to be launched, maintained and controlled by a for-profit company, who's owned by a person who doesn't exactly ooze "controlled and tactful choices and strategies" from what we know.
	▲	niij 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Satellites will never be the internet backbone. Straight line paths over fiber will always be more efficient for carrying bulk traffic. Last "mile", sure.

Now that's a positive spin on this doom story!