thought of the day 2009 11 06 - East Africa

Back in July of this year (2009) East Africa got it's first undersea fiber optic cable landed. I only caught this recently but being that I'm in the telecom industry it kind of surprised me. Anyway, what I realize now is that this means the next time I get an email from some Nigerian telling me about how he's got $18 M in a bank and trying to scam me, that email might be from an actual Nigerian. That, to me, is a very nice thought.