Feb 12, 2011: Egyptian laptop flock in the middle of revolution
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From the Boston Globe's Big Picture comes this shot of anti-government bloggers, working from Tahrir Square. The official caption says "Despite government attempts to shut down the Internet and limit communications, organizers have been adept at using a variety of media and electronic workarounds to coordinate the rallies." It looks like they've been using the cell network to do tethering; despite government's attempts to shut off the net, somebody left the lights on... and somebody managed to get power and outlet strips so this group could charge up and get word out to the world. |
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Amazing paradigm shift...
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Was the second one taken in Egypt?
It should be scorching out there this time of year, instead it looks more like England :) |
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But it does make for a clever sign. |
In the middle of all that, they're taking time to play a multiplayer first person shooter. Amazing!
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But thanks for the possible answer. It makes sense to me. And yes, London is full of Arabs (Elvis Costello) |
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Now let's all hope it doesn't turn into another inept "student", enabling radical religious dominated government.
Iran comes to mind... They kick out someone undesired and eventually end up with a pathological idiot who's religiously backed as a President for Life - who's much worse. |
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I was just showing off because I've been there. |
Nice, Egypt is on my list one day.
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What makes me chuckle is that just about every sign you see held up in the crowd is in English .... and if there is Arabic on it, it is smaller and almost a subtitle ... So all the signs are just made for the journalists and CNN, not for the people of Egypt.
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