Yesterday I had to answer my phone. Does that sound odd? First of all, what's a phone for if you don't answer it? But second, who answers the phone any more, given the overwhelming volume of spam … [Read more...]
Olympic-size Backup
The San Francisco Bay Area comprises many cities, two of which, Oakland and San Jose, are larger than San Francisco itself. San Francisco has a rapid-transit system whose central backbone is a half … [Read more...]
After Net Neutrality
Under the principles of net neutrality, Internet Service Providers [ISPs] are like common carriers, carrying all bits equally, but with neutrality nullified, what's the likely outcome? The Federal … [Read more...]
Net Neutrality — The Issue is Bandwidth
The Internet is a network of networks. An Inter-Net. (And keep in mind that the Internet is way more than “The Web” which is just one service running within this gigantic infrastructure.) The Role o … [Read more...]
Net Neutrality — Introduction and overview
I thought I'd write up some thoughts on underlying principles of the Internet — starting with Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality — Its core is that 1. all bits/packets on the Internet have equal prio … [Read more...]
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