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Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:10 pm

Abdul Alhazred

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Don't tweet if you want TV, London fans told (Reuters)

Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.

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Analysis: IOC explains how to black out television coverage to those who might wish to do so.

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Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:12 pm

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Dr Matt's analysis:

Eggs. Basket. Unhatched.

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Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:16 pm

Abdul Alhazred

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Sorry about that.

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Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:18 pm

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Abdul Alhazred wrote:

Don't tweet if you want TV, London fans told (Reuters)

Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.

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Analysis: IOC explains how to black out television coverage to those who might wish to do so.

So in other words, the experts preparing for the Olympics had now idea of the implications of this sort of drain on their data networks.

Experts.

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Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:19 pm

DrMatt

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Abdul Alhazred wrote:

Sorry about that.

These two Fox morning monkeys are dancing on the tip of the shitberg. --Luke T
If masturbation led to homosexuality you'd think by now I'd at least have better fashion sense. --Grayman
The only thing worse than being told No is being told Yes out of laziness/incompetence as this can throw bad things into production environments. --Corplinx
No, not every Jewish superhero is God.--A.A.

Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:19 pm

Abdul Alhazred

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ed wrote:

Experts.

Somebody's nephew in middle school who is real smart and will work for free.

I say blind faith believers who refuse to critically think for themselves deserve whatever the UFO aliens have in store for them!!! -- JasonAristotle

Re: Don't tweet if you want TV

Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:21 pm

Abdul Alhazred

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Not the old image from jihadwatch trick. :evil:

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