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June 17th, 2002, 11:26 PM
#1
Beijing closes cyber cafes...
"The mayor of Beijing has ordered the immediate closure of all cyber cafes in the Chinese capital, after a fire killed at least 24 and injured 13 others in one of the city's internet parlours."
Read it all HERE
I never really liked cyber cafes anyway, but they're a good way for people without computers to get Internet access. It's terrible that something like this could happen...
AJ
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June 17th, 2002, 11:32 PM
#2
Cyber Cafe?? What's that?
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June 17th, 2002, 11:38 PM
#3
It's a place where you basically pay a per-hour fee (at least at the one in my area) and are given access to an Internet-enabled workstation, so that you can browse the Internet without actually owning your own computer or without subscribing to a personal Internet access. I know there are a few down here (San Diego, CA), but, as far as I know, they're not all that popular here. For a list (I'm not sure how complete it is, go here: http://www.cyberiacafe.net/cyberia/guide/ccafe.htm)
AJ
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June 17th, 2002, 11:41 PM
#4
Thanks! Weird. Such a cool place! Are their any by the east coast section of the U.S? Btw, wouldn't those be over crowded?
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June 17th, 2002, 11:46 PM
#5
Junior Member
Closing down cybercafes because they are unsafe is easier than closing them down because they are sources of free and independent thought beyond the control of the government.
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June 18th, 2002, 12:01 AM
#6
Member
cyber cafes are big all over the world not so much in the states as basically everyone has a pc and access to internet. these are huge in poorer nations where u can basically pay about .50cents for an hour of internet access.
i saw this incident on cnn...interviewed some kids who were there just hours b4 fire and said there were no windows and very poorly ventilated.
*the wise do sooner what the fools do later.
--Gracian
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June 18th, 2002, 12:07 AM
#7
On a personal note... when I was taking an oral communications class a few years ago, I was required to give a few presentations upon any subject of my choosing. I ended up choosing Internet security, since it was something I was deeply involved in. For my last presentation, I needed a strong attention-getter and starting by asking the audience whether they had ever worried about their physical safety due to the Internet. I then proceeded to outline an attack where a couple Russian hackers nearly broke a code which would have given them access to Russia's nuclear arsenal. The point is, this is a perfect example of how the Internet can harm you phyiscally (besides chatting with pyschopaths in chat rooms... lol). Anyway, just wanted to mention that because I thought this points out something which many people don't consider when they think of security related to the Internet....
AJ
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June 18th, 2002, 03:30 AM
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very interesting, avdven.......me and one of my friends were debating whether or not if it's possible to totally destroy a country through the 'net.....and I think someone could.....
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June 18th, 2002, 06:47 AM
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yeah cyber cafes are huge all over the world... 1 year ago i was in Fiji..and they had them there...i was amazed...
but that is terrible what happened..
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June 18th, 2002, 07:42 AM
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Junior Member
hmmm the fire was bad but i think closing the cafe's is not a pretty good solution. if they (beijing govn't) want to prevent those kind of accidents, they should impose some rules regarding cyber cafe's like putting a good ventilation to the place, putting fire extinguishers on an easy to find place etc... etc... and if the rules were not followed by the owner of the establishment then a more better reason to close it out.
i think cyber cafe's are really cool establishments because of several reasons one mention by AphexTwin is giving people internet access without really owning a pc and connecting to their own ISP. paying cheap internet access on a cafe is a good alternative to learn without having your own pc.
fine line gets more and more finer
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