Re-Wiring the Kill Switch

I have no clue about the accuracy of this, and I have no idea how to feel about what’s going on in Egypt (except my usual revulsion at violence), but I see no reason not to try to make the most of a possible way around the internet blocks there before the government realizes there’s a loophole.  That said, I’ll just quote Dorothy King:

If you know anyone in Egypt, you might want to pass this on to them:

To bypass government blocking of website names, use numerical IP addresses: for twitter “128.242.240.52” for facebook “69.63.189.34” for google “72.14.204.99”