If you haven’t heard about Taiwan’s recent earthquake, then you probably don’t know the major undersea optical-cables within Asia are currently down neither. Especially for connection between Far-East and North America(both in & out). I can’t provide more information on this matter but you can definitely find it on Google News etc.
Since this site is hosted on a US server, I won’t be unable to post any updates without use of proxy. They are a pain I tend to avoid, now with the brokedown it’s even harder to find a suitable proxy…
I should have used a tore-up T-shirt instead…
So until those hard working employees at APNIC fix the pacific internet loop, no more entries. Furthermore, rumors now suggest it will take around a month to replace all broken cables along the coast, though I would be in UK before that.
The proxy I am using is unstable so excuse me for quoting APNIC report.
紧急通知。由于发生INTERNET环线故障，APNIC启动2级应急处理机制。所有员工取消圣诞假期。ROUTER调控工作室进入2级动员状态，负责人24小时值班。
消息通告：由于06年12月27日13点至06年12月28日3点（格林尼治时间），中国南海海域发生4次超过5级地震，造成INTERNET国际环线受损。完全中断的线路包括中美海底光缆、亚太1号、亚太2号、FLAG海底光缆、亚欧海底光缆、FNAL海底光缆。
And a further update on this report:
经目前测定，亚洲主干网络目前发生的故障，是INTERNET建立以来最严重的，APNIC紧急响应对策本部已经将紧急级别提升至系统1级。
Just let you know how fragile our beloved internet is. Domestic news are storming every chinese websites, RSS readers are mostly down.
Not too far from chaos but as long as we have torrents, we are good.
A most successful day for GFW ? Yes.
Matrix ? No.
In case we miss New Year’s Eve & Comiket 71: have a pleasant time & good luck everyone.
