Living in Boston, this story strikes close to home. In case you haven't heard of it, Internet2 is the "new" internet that strings several colleges and research universities together. It's makes the current internet look like dial-up.
Well, a few days ago a homeless man threw a cigarette on an old matress which started a major fire under the Longfellow bridge. The fire caused a major backup of traffic and quite a few people were trapped on a Red Line train for well over an hour.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the fire melted one of the major fiber optic lines that powers Internet2. I'm surprised that there weren't MIT professors rioting on the streets.
Check out the Internet2 Network Upgrade blog.
Between this and the Aqua Teen Hunger Force ads, I'm surprised Boston still exists.