Mother nature might give us tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.. but she would never give us something like this:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/31/dubai.outage/index.html
What other unforeseen failures are possible? What in your life would be affected if the internet went down (for an extended period of time) where you live? What’s your back-up plan? Can you even make a fire without a match? And most importantly, what would you do to communicate with loved ones if the shit really hit the fan? What is your back-up plan?
Tags: cnn, dubai, internet failure, technology dependence
