{"id":26364,"date":"2016-08-23T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T06:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=26364"},"modified":"2016-08-23T09:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T07:08:29","slug":"how-the-internet-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/23\/how-the-internet-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Internet works"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/23\/how-the-internet-works\/cable\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"980,735\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459343247&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cable\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?fit=660%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-26365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable-500x375.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cable\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cable.jpg?w=980&amp;ssl=1 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/\">Ars Technica<\/a> runs a nice overview article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2016\/05\/how-the-internet-works-submarine-cables-data-centres-last-mile\/1\/\">How the Internet works: Submarine fiber, brains in jars, and coaxial cables<\/a>&#8220;. \u00a0It features plenty of cool images, statistics, and details of the Internet wiring from under the sea to the last mile to the last 100 meters. \u00a0It&#8217;s mostly focused on UK, but it provides a good understanding of what&#8217;s involved in the modern day connectivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong>: On a less serious note, here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0487831\/\">The IT Crowd<\/a> take on how the Internet works. \u00a0Thanks to Maxym Balabaev for a reminder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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