arguably one of the best stories of the year. these guys should be given infinite money and whatever they want instead of working on shoestring budgets, aging ships, a lack of recruits, and being ignored by governments that want to instead focus on the more exciting prospect of cable defense. it’s a stark reminder that the invisible digital world is not so invisible after all. every single connection is built on the foundation of millions of miles of cable that exist to solely to physically join every single computer in the world to every other computer in the world. the internet is important, not just because of what happens on it, but because every part of it exists, in the real world, and can be touched.
take care to remember that 💗
As someone who has spent time on campuses full of buildings named after rich dudes, my fantasy if I somehow ended up with a lot of money (ha!) would be a different kind of donation, instead of a second bell tower with my name on it (can't have too many bell towers!) I'd endow a fund for routine maintenance and minor repairs. At first, no one would notice. After twenty years, everything on campus would be in good working order and everything on campus would have a tiny sticker on it saying "Repair paid for by Beige Fund For Routine Maintenance And Repair."