X-Git-Url: http://git.nikiroo.be/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=test%2Fexpected%2FSLASHDOT%2F0102641672;fp=test%2Fexpected%2FSLASHDOT%2F0102641672;h=3de9aca8832ef654417e52987b95f0eeef447492;hb=299a08f325f3de71e191b17b16a120d1714e3d7c;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=1aaa6ba3686a5a14f2957b6b8d02ffc0903f6832;p=gofetch.git diff --git a/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102641672 b/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102641672 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3de9aca --- /dev/null +++ b/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102641672 @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ + ICELANDERS SEEK TO KEEP REMOTE NORDIC PENINSULA DIGITAL-FREE + (APNEWS.COM) + + Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD) + from the no-cellphones-allowed dept. + + o News link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/18/09/06/235254/icelanders-seek-to-keep-remote-nordic-peninsula-digital-free + o Source link: https://www.apnews.com/71cdfb7b1c2245069a6f681f8b8f906f/Wired-Icelanders-seek-to-keep-remote-peninsula-digital-free + + + Hikers, park rangers, and summer residents of Iceland's + northernmost peninsula are seeking to keep the area free from + internet service, worrying that all that comes with it "will + destroy a way of life that depends on the absence of [email, + news, and social media]," reports the Associated Press. "The + area has long resisted cell towers, but commercial initiatives + could take the decision out of Icelanders' hands and push + Hornstrandir across the digital divide." From the report: + Despite or because of its remoteness, Iceland ranks first on a + U.N. index comparing nations by information technology use, + with roughly 98 percent of the population using the internet. + Among adults, 93 percent report having Facebook accounts and + two-thirds are Snapchat users, according to pollster MMR. Many + people who live in northwestern Iceland or visit as outdoor + enthusiasts want Hornstrandir's 570 square kilometers (220 + square miles), which accounts for 0.6 percent of Iceland's + land mass, to be declared a "digital-free zone." The idea + hasn't coalesced into a petition or formal campaign, so what + it would require or prohibit hasn't been fleshed out. The last + full-time resident of the rugged area moved away in 1952 -- it + never was an easy place to farm -- but many descendants have + turned family farmsteads into summer getaways. Northwest + Iceland's representative, Halla Signy Kristjansdottir, is in + favor of adding cell towers for the safety of sailors and + travelers in the area. "I don't see anything romantic about + lying on the ground with a broken thigh bone and no cellphone + signal," Kristjansdottir said in an interview. + + + ** Yeah it's real annoying (Score:3, Insightful) + (by Crashmarik ( 635988 )) + + + You're out in the wilderness and somebody's WiFi is screwing up + the colors of the forest and making everything look strange, + while the cell towers are driving the wildlife nuts. / sarcasm + I'd love to hear these people justify how this in anyway + diminishes them. + + ** Because people no longer have self discipline? (Score:3) + (by thesupraman ( 179040 )) + + + Because they CAN get Farcebook, I guess they Must get + Farcebook. + I mean, you would think they could just choose to turn off + their devices, not bring a charger, whatever. + Although knowing people from such areas, I suspect it is more + about giving one big finger to 'thems city folks' (even if + most of these people live in the cit\y most of the time). + Anyway, good on them for caring, but good luck in keeping + such things out. The safety point is also quite valid. + + ** Re: (Score:3, Interesting) + (by ShanghaiBill ( 739463 )) + + + > I mean, you would think they could just choose to turn off + > their devices + They don't want to just stop using Facebook, they want + their NEIGHBORS to stop using it too. + This isn't about self-control. It is about controlling + others, which is a near universal human desire. + + + ** Re: (Score:3) + (by e3m4n ( 947977 )) + + + exactly. I just posted a more descriptive explanation of + that very thing a thread above this one. Sometimes it's + easier to buy a vacation that makes the choice for you, + than having to, repeatedly, make the same choice + throughout the entire vacation. Picking a destination that + has no access means you can re-focus on other forms of + entertainment. Its easy to fall back into habits. By + picking a spot with no access, you are not fighting + temptation, and i dare say withdrawal, the entire time. + The price of vacati + + + + ** Re:Yeah it's real annoying (Score:5, Informative) + (by Rei ( 128717 )) + + + Forest? *snicker*. Here's the joke everyone over the age of 8 + here knows: + Q: What do you do if you get lost in an Icelandic forest? + A: Stand up. + I've actually not been to Hornstrandir; it's been on my TODO + list for a long, long time, but I've lacked one of the + obligatory "round tuits". So it's actually surprising to hear + that there's not internet access (via cell towers) there, + because in general even the most remote places here have cell + access. When Bárðarbunga erupted, deep in the highlands, the + eruption was livestreamed. And there's a lot more people in + Vestfirðir then in the highlands! + This would of course be more about visitors than residents, + given that there's no permanent residents in Hornstrandir. + And in some ways I can sympathize. For example, there's + always a lot of opposition to improving the highland roads + because we don't want to have more cars driving through and + tons of people flooding in, and driving really fast on some + paved road would totally change the experience of going into + the highlands... it would just turn into a set of "sites to + see" rather than a journey. The effect of the isolation on + you can really be profound. You feel like a person exploring + Mars - so tiny in an endless empty expanse, completely devoid + of any signs of human civilization except the + half-bulldozed-out "road" you take, the endless travel + punctured by rushes of adrenaline as you try to ford a river + or trying to avoid ruining your car crossing a lava field. + And people who know that experience generally don't want to + see it altered. So I imagine it's the same thing for + Hornstrandir. The difference being, as previously mentioned, + in much of the highlands there's cell coverage. At least as + far as I know, when I go out I'm not checking Facebook all + the time. ;) But I don't recall any meaningful loss of + coverage events. + ED: Just checked [1]a map [wp.com] from my cell provider. + Looks like most of Hornstrandir is indeed marked in white (no + coverage), while most of the highlands is light blue (2G) or + in some places blue (3G) - even a good chunk of Vatnajökull + (largest glacier in Europe). + + + + + [1] + https://i2.wp.com/www.icelandnorthernlightshq.com/wp-content/- + uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-27-at-09.57.16.png?ssl=1 + + + ** Re: (Score:3) + (by e3m4n ( 947977 )) + + + Actually this intrigues me. I go on cruises for the same + getaway. Sure one can declare a weekend of no devices or + technology, but theres always something that comes up that + eventually screws that up. I go on cruises with the family + and we do not buy the internet package. The fact that its + ridiculously expensive helps 'cut the cord' when on vacation. + The most online time the kids ever experience is when we pull + into a port and visit a place that has 'free wifi'; giving + them 30-60 min of checking their email + + + ** Re: (Score:3) + (by GumphMaster ( 772693 )) + + + > You're out in the wilderness and somebody's ... + bloody mobile phone is playing something loosely called + "music" over the shittiest, tinny piezoelectric "speaker" you + ever heard. I have personally experienced this scenario while + walking the Milford Track (NZ) and in Torres del Payne + (Chile). I can only imagine how much worse it would be _with_ + coverage: Youtube videos turned up to 11, incessant need to + share the latest "news" from home, inattentive walking in + dangerous places etc. If your region's livelihood depends on + people coming to experience wil + + + ** Satellite Internet (Score:2) + (by crow ( 16139 )) + + + We may only be a few years away from Starlink or something + similar providing practical high-bandwidth Internet service + globally. So they may hold back the tide a bit longer, but the + reality is that modern communications will become a fact of life + everywhere for anyone that wants it. Yes, that will mean some + significant changes to the lifestyles of the people living + there, and yes, it won't all be for the better, but I don't see + the point of fighting it now. + + ** Re: (Score:2) + (by rossdee ( 243626 )) + + + How far north are we talking about? Satellite coverage is + always going to be a problem at the poles + + ** Re:Satellite Internet (Score:4, Informative) + (by quenda ( 644621 )) + + + > Satellite coverage is always going to be a problem at the + > poles + No, that applies to geosynchronous broadcast satellites, + but not to LEO constellations such as Starlink or + Irridium. + + + ** Re: (Score:3) + (by crow ( 16139 )) + + + Good point. A quick look at Google Maps suggests around 66 + degrees north. I'm not the best a geography, and I had + thought Iceland was a bit further south. I didn't realize + it was north of the southern tip of Greenland. That could + well be outside the range of satellite Internet, depending + on the orbits involved. I have no idea what the plans are. + + ** Re: (Score:3) + (by Mashiki ( 184564 )) + + + Seem to remember there was active satellite links in + Resolute, Nvt.(74deg/N), so I don't think that's a + problem. The real problem was the astronomical cost of + those links, short of a stationary polar orbit + satellite there is no real way to keep it cheap. So + they've been building fiber as a replacement since + 2012ish for the far north remote communities at least + here in Canada. I think Resolute was finished in + 2016ish or so. + + + + + ** Fuck yes. (Score:3) + (by DogDude ( 805747 )) + + + Fuck yes, I fucking love Icelanders. I'm so sick of seeing + smartphone zombies everywhere. The addicts and the stupid will + be addicted and stupid anywhere there's an Internet connection. + What a wonderful, thoughtful, human decision to make. Wonderful + idea. + + ** Re: (Score:2) + (by Gojira Shipi-Taro ( 465802 )) + + + I don't see it as thoughtful or "human" at all. Simply + reactionary. + As long as EVERYONE in that area agrees, fine. + + + ** safety, use a friggin' PLB (Score:1) + (by Anonymous Coward) + + + I spend a lot of time in the woods of British Columbia, Canada. + There is no celphone coverage in probably 95% of our + woods/wilderness. I don't ask for cel towers, I carry a Personal + Locator Beacon (PLB) for safety. If it is that important to + someone to be connected, let them use satellite. We don't need + more cel coverage for narcisists. + +