Hurricane Sandy Proved How Hard It Is to Break the Internet

The crash of networks in New York proved how resilient the Internet is, and how smart the engineers who keep it running are.
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Despite Lawsuit and Numerous Glitches, New Jersey Voted, but It Wasn’t Pretty

Judged by the voters to have been a big mess, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s satisfied with how the state’s impromptu experiment e-voting went.
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New Jersey Gives Its E-Voters — and Voting Officials — More Time

Now e-voting won’t officially end in New Jersey until Friday. Can someone say polling place?
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Yep, There Have Been Problems With Email Voting in New Jersey

The day is still young. Expect a long night in America’s 11th most populous state.
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After Sandy, New Jersey Becomes an Unwilling Test Case for Internet Voting

Technical issues aside, voting is by and large conducted on the honor system. Who says it can’t work via email and fax?
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You Won’t Believe These Before-and-After Images of Sandy’s Damage

And more are coming this week.
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News Byte

AT&T’s Wireless Network Is 97 Percent Fixed From Sandy Damage

Work continues to bring wireless networks back to full capacity after the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. AT&T said today that its network has returned to 97 percent of its pre-storm capacity. That includes 90 percent of its cell sites in New York City. Operations in other states affected by the storm have returned to or are near normal levels. The company said it had placed 25 temporary cell sites in the region, including cells on trucks and on light-rail cars to fill in gaps in its network, and deployed 3,000 generators and 70 trucks to keep them topped up on fuel.

As Power and Subways Return to New York, Normalcy Is Still a Long Way Off

Wireless service is coming back too. Other things will take a lot longer.
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Hurricane Sandy Broke Only 10 Percent of New York Area’s Internet

It’s a lot, but it could have been worse.
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AT&T and T-Mobile Team Up for Free Roaming in Sandy-Affected Region

For a few days they get to imagine what might have been.
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After Sandy, Wi-Fi Becomes Precious Commodity

Some Tips for Staying in Touch During Hurricane Sandy

Anonymous Fails, Once Again, to Make Its Point

Hurricane Irene Is Over; Power Still Out for Many

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