1? Meh. 2? Humm, 3? Wait a sec, 4? OK problem...

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Another Day, Another cable. The total now stands at Five.

Did anyone else notice that Turkey is spelled Turkiye on this map? It appears to be a regional spelling rather than a typo (they have "Turkey" right under it). Just something I noticed.

They also have a different spelling of Greece, but I do not feel like hunting down those characters.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Did anyone else notice that Turkey is spelled Turkiye on this map? It appears to be a regional spelling rather than a typo (they have "Turkey" right under it). Just something I noticed.

They also have a different spelling of Greece, but I do not feel like hunting down those characters.

This is the website I pulled the map from (it was linked to from the slashdot article)

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

This is the website I pulled the map from (it was linked to from the slashdot article)

I noticed (for whatever it's worth) that in the comments section, one of the responders put:

Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara

First off, only four cables have been cut. The other was powered down for some reason.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Did anyone else notice that Turkey is spelled Turkiye on this map? It appears to be a regional spelling rather than a typo (they have "Turkey" right under it). Just something I noticed.

Türkiye is the Turkish spelling of Turkey. Notice that Greece, China, and Thailand are also labeled in their native languages. Why they're the only three to get such treatment I have no idea.

As for it being an effort to tap those lines, that doesn't make sense to me. They could easily be tapped elsewhere and if the owning companies were involved (as the article implies) then they could probably do it in such a way to have no unexplained downtime.

But what do I know. I still think we landed on the moon so I'm obviously credulous.