Sometimes it is just helpful to get a perspective on how well "the Internet" works from my perspective by taking a look at the real-time attack map put out by a major research group. Always changing because so are the attacks.
http://map.ipviking.com/
Mind you, the "source" of the attack is not necessarily the "true source" of the attack because botnets and such play an important factor. Read that as "apparent source".
I am so easily amused.