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stavros on Feb 19, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To ...

Yes, because ten people rushed out when the planet was first created and bought all the land for $10 per acre and are now selling it for 200x that.

haploid on Feb 19, 2011 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Act

stavros on Feb 19, 2011 | [–]

Yep. Contrast this with the domain situation, where there's no limit of 160 domains per person.

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