Mother Earth Mother Board (1996) (wired.com)
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MengerSponge Sep 7, 2025 | on: Microsoft Azure: "Multiple international subsea cables were… | context

Every subsea cable service interruption story is an excuse to share one of my favorite pieces of long-form technical history: Neal Stephenson's Mother Earth Mother Board:

https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20497098

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