The End of the Internet?

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,678
    edited September 2008
    I like the holographic image thing.

    If they get that worked out, I'll rig up a holograhpic image of myself and never have to go to work again.

    Make it respond to all inquiries with a 'Yes, Boss !", "Right away, Boss !", and "Gosh, that's the best idea I've ever heard of, Boss !" and even if someone notices the "anomaly", ..... nobody will care.


    :)
    Sal Palooza
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited September 2008
    The current internet backbone IS on fiber. There are two things holding it back. The turn up of new and improved IP standards, and more bandwidth.
    Both require cash. We all want more bandwidth, but are unwilling to pay
    more. That's what's behind the "pay by bandwidth usage" movemet.
    The bandwidth hogs won't pay their share. Faster is easy. Cheap isn't
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • BigMac
    BigMac Posts: 849
    edited September 2008
    Here are a couple of links for those that are interested in the future of the "internet".

    Meeting for supersomputing: http://sc08.supercomputing.org/
    Internet 2 overview: http://e2epi.internet2.edu/dcn/sc07-demos.pdf
    Cern grid statistics: http://gridview.cern.ch/GRIDVIEW/index.php
    DON'T CLICK THIS!!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited September 2008
    BAH! CERN has been saying "The Grid" would be replacing the Internet since '99. I'll believe it when I see it.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited September 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    BAH! CERN has been saying "The Grid" would be replacing the Internet since '99. I'll believe it when I see it.

    Yeah, and they're saying they can find the Higg's boson subatomic "God" particles. I'll believe that when I see them too! ;)



    wif me new-fangled spectacles wot are bi-focular.
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