Routing around damage

[Anonymous]

Remember "the internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around
it"?  I'd be happy with an internet that interprets DAMAGE as damage and
routes around it.

>A minor construction accident in San Jose, California, caused
>three hours of Internet slowdowns this morning, especially for
>those trying to connect to and from West Coast Web sites.

>Backbone Internet providers route requests and information
>through about a half-dozen network access points (NAPs).
>When one has a problem, it can affect the entire Internet.