Comments on: Rock My World http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/ I'm a dad, designer, China expat and blogger Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eyes East » Blog Archive » Elsewhere to wander… http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-10017 Eyes East » Blog Archive » Elsewhere to wander… Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:01:53 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-10017 [...] like the quake never happened. And there’s no Great Firewall. Nice, really. I finally read Ryan’s great bit on the earthquake. And today I saw that my last post ended up on the Peking Duck and caused some [...] [...] like the quake never happened. And there’s no Great Firewall. Nice, really. I finally read Ryan’s great bit on the earthquake. And today I saw that my last post ended up on the Peking Duck and caused some [...]

]]> By: d_flat http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5556 d_flat Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:38:49 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5556 This is the best post about the incident I have read. I read about the earthquake, and some disruption to internet service in China, but I don't think it registered what that meant. Oh. That is toooo funny. This is the best post about the incident I have read. I read about the earthquake, and some disruption to internet service in China, but I don’t think it registered what that meant.

Oh.

That is toooo funny.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5375 Chris Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5375 I couldn't get a word of your blog last week. I caught a piece of what you wrote here off Granite Studio, but Humanaught was coming up blank in Dalian. Funny thing, here in Seoul, it's like the earthquake never happened. And there's no firewall. Actually, it's rather nice here. I couldn’t get a word of your blog last week. I caught a piece of what you wrote here off Granite Studio, but Humanaught was coming up blank in Dalian.

Funny thing, here in Seoul, it’s like the earthquake never happened. And there’s no firewall. Actually, it’s rather nice here.

]]> By: Lulu http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5288 Lulu Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:11:02 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5288 Hiya, it's interesting. I live something like 50 km away from the site where one can see how the actual cable submerges into the Starit of Taiwan-Philipine Sea. It always catches my sight when I go further south for a short break. Well, it seems that the tremor would have been a Taiwanese subotage replying to the Chinese 800+ missiles. No bl--dy porns for the New Year. What? Happy new year. Hiya, it’s interesting. I live something like 50 km away from the site where one can see how the actual cable submerges into the Starit of Taiwan-Philipine Sea. It always catches my sight when I go further south for a short break. Well, it seems that the tremor would have been a Taiwanese subotage replying to the Chinese 800+ missiles. No bl–dy porns for the New Year. What?
Happy new year.

]]> By: Froog http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5266 Froog Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:18:36 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5266 The impact of the Taiwan cable problem in China has been WEIRD. For one thing, the disruption didn't really seem to kick in until several hours after the earthquakes! And people have been reporting different problems of access in different parts of China - and even in different parts of Beijing - covering a whole spectrum from "Things are more or less normal" to "Nothing works at all!" I was closer to the second than the first, Wednesday through Friday this week. Today, touch wood, things seem to be normal again. Very slow, and a little cranky - but that's 'normal' round here. I think the crux of the problem is connection speed. I've heard estimates that China has lost between 45% and 75%(!!) of its external connection to the Internet - so the routing that remains has been hugely overloaded. And things get pretty damned overloaded at peak times, anyway. I'm told that this explains why Blogger usually holds up while Blogspot often appears to be 'blocked' (in fact, just timed out through excess demand). If you're still having problems there in Suzhou, I have found www.anonymouse.org and www.proxyline.us seem to be making most sites available.... though VERY slow at times. Or you could just try getting up at 4am - everything works just fine then! Good luck, and Happy New Year! The impact of the Taiwan cable problem in China has been WEIRD. For one thing, the disruption didn’t really seem to kick in until several hours after the earthquakes! And people have been reporting different problems of access in different parts of China – and even in different parts of Beijing – covering a whole spectrum from “Things are more or less normal” to “Nothing works at all!”

I was closer to the second than the first, Wednesday through Friday this week. Today, touch wood, things seem to be normal again. Very slow, and a little cranky – but that’s ‘normal’ round here.

I think the crux of the problem is connection speed. I’ve heard estimates that China has lost between 45% and 75%(!!) of its external connection to the Internet – so the routing that remains has been hugely overloaded. And things get pretty damned overloaded at peak times, anyway. I’m told that this explains why Blogger usually holds up while Blogspot often appears to be ‘blocked’ (in fact, just timed out through excess demand).

If you’re still having problems there in Suzhou, I have found http://www.anonymouse.org and http://www.proxyline.us seem to be making most sites available…. though VERY slow at times. Or you could just try getting up at 4am – everything works just fine then!

Good luck, and Happy New Year!

]]> By: China Law Blog http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5229 China Law Blog Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:23:51 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5229 <strong>China's Internet Down, But Where? And What About Cambodia?...</strong> Many of you no doubt are already aware of this, but many of you probably are not. The internet is now down in much (some?) of China and it is not clear when it will be coming back up. My... China’s Internet Down, But Where? And What About Cambodia?…

Many of you no doubt are already aware of this, but many of you probably are not. The internet is now down in much (some?) of China and it is not clear when it will be coming back up. My…

]]> By: Jeremiah http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com/blog/farrago/rock-my-world/#comment-5212 Jeremiah Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:28:22 +0000 http://www.thehumanaught.com/blog/2006/12/28/rock-my-world/#comment-5212 Hysterical. Hysterical.

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