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  aguywhoneedstenbucks (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 12:46pm

  
  

  Why Verizon did it

  For the lulz.

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    Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:19pm

    
    

    Re: Why Verizon did it

    Successful troll is very successful.

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      Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:23pm

      
      

      Re: Re: Why Verizon did it

      Longcat is loooooooooong!

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    ChurchHatesTucker (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:31pm

    
    

    Re: Why Verizon did it

    Seems to me that it would be a great way to seriously stress test your web presence. When you're done, restore connectivity and mumble about tech difficulties.

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  Chill, 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:18pm

  
  

  I for one support our new ISP overlord.

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    Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 3:47pm

    
    

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    Keep slashdot memes on slashdot. Thank you

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      Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:02pm

      
      

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      This meme is older than Slashdot.

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        some old guy, 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:08pm

        
        

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        This meme is older than Slashdot.
        Wrong. The quote is older. It's (over)use as a meme is not.

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          Anonymous Coward, 9 Feb 2010 @ 3:04pm

          
          

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          > Wrong. The quote is older. It's (over)use as a meme is not.
          
          FWIW, I remember it from Usenet.

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  scarr (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:29pm

  
  

  I assume Verizon is doing it because they want to demonstrate the strength of their network. What better way to stress test than blocking 4chan?

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    Dark Helmet (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:34pm

    
    

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    "I assume Verizon is doing it because they want to demonstrate the strength of their network. What better way to stress test than blocking 4chan?"
    
    Er, how about in some way that doesn't virtually guarantee that you're going to get your digital ass handed to you?

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      HolaJohnny (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:40pm

      
      

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      I know a bit about 4Chan in passing but not much anyone care to fill in some details as to what kind of ass whipping 4Chan tends to hand out to companies that draw their ire?

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        Kerwin, 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:55pm

        
        

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        Explaining 4chan is like explaining salt to someone who has never had it. 4chan is basically where everything terrible that has ever happened, started, including the original holocaust and super aids.

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          Anonymous Coward, 9 Feb 2010 @ 12:26pm

          
          

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          lolcats ccameform 4chan i demand u take back that statment
          and it also seems to be the frist line of defence from people blocking websites

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        Cynyr (profile), 9 Feb 2010 @ 8:27am

        
        

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        They manipulated a Time Magazine(i think) online poll to spell something out with the first letters of the names. See the previous ATT problems. Basicly it's a group of people where a few seem to have some skills and then a large amount of man hours to devote to "projects"

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    Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 7:46pm

    
    

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    They will only have real power when they can block everyone except for there customers from 4chan.

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  Anonymous, 8 Feb 2010 @ 1:38pm

  
  

  Rules of the internets

  5. Anonymous never forgives!

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  The Mighty Buzzard, 8 Feb 2010 @ 2:28pm

  
  

  Real Reason

  They're just crowdsourcing their network infrastructure load testing.

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    scarr (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 2:49pm

    
    

    Re: Real Reason

    You phrased that much better than I. *tips hat*

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  Bnsofts, 8 Feb 2010 @ 3:04pm

  
  

  Way to go verizon, you just pissed off the wrong people.

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  another mike (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:27pm

  
  

  nice one vzw

  I was wondering why my droid was running a bit slow earlier.

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  Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 4:55pm

  
  

  4Chan

  4Chan has been neutered in the last few years. At one time it was a bunch of sick and twisted people who could really do some serious damage. It has turned into a bunch of camwhores and whiners who can barely manage to run a script.

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    Tom Landry (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 5:56pm

    
    

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    I find quite a bit of irony in the fact that you chose to post that as an anon.....

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      HolaJohnny (profile), 8 Feb 2010 @ 8:42pm

      
      

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      Thank you for the effort and I agree with you about the anon post... Though I'm feeling a bit neglected by our D. Helmet I made a poor assumption that he would be all over this like awesomeness in Mel Brook's films.

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        Dark Helmet (profile), 9 Feb 2010 @ 6:42am

        
        

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        Sorry, Hola, I'm busy dealing with a sick dog and the kind of blizzard here in Chicago that is actually not overhyped for once. Start with the brief media attention history below, though this only represents the tip of the iceberg:
        
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan#Media_attention
        
        Back to shoveling my way out of my condo....

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      Anonymous Coward, 8 Feb 2010 @ 9:49pm

      
      

      Re: Re: 4Chan

      That's my real name. Anonymous "David" Coward.
      
      I miss the days of the sick and twisted people.

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  Anonymous Coward, 9 Feb 2010 @ 2:48am

  
  

  I'm afraid I have no frame of reference. Do you mean Dennis Strigl who now claims to have negotiated iPhone to Verizon a few times?
  
  Listen Steve P. J,
  The whole industry lives in a fucking cul-de-sac. You can't tell anything to one and think it will be kept secret.
  
  MISTER Steven P Jobs:
  Best for you to have a secret ballot the day before your announcement. You need to ask what the company can provide as far as customer service, rate plans, and retention.
  
  Value each as their own and then announce it the day you power up your Keynote.

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  ZE-SPY, 9 Feb 2010 @ 5:33pm

  
  

  Verizon...

  Verizon, I am dissapoint.

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