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  1. Quotable... by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 2 · on Vint Cerf Talks About The "Interplanetary Internet"
    One of the quotables by Vint with regard to security reads 'We're building in security from end to end,' he says, 'because we don't need headlines saying, '15-year-old takes over Mars.

    "...and we're collaborating with Worldcom because we want headlines saying:

    Profits From Interplanetary Internet Exceed Wildest Expectations
    "Hot Stock! Buy Now!" Say Analysts

  2. The best book ever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Best Computer Books For The Smart

    Absolutely the *best* programming book I have ever found!

    Here is a link to it. It has details on C/C++, complete RFCs, amazing example code, and a huge index!

    The biggest problem is that there is only one copy. I tried to make my own copy, but quickly ran out of toner. When I asked one of the authors if there were any plans to make a second copy, he laughed and said, "Maybe on Mars!". I think he is losing his mind from all the corporations trying to stake a claim in his creative works. He really wants to be available to everyone.

    P.S. Here is a great article on the history behind this imaginative book.

    Learn to use your 104-button mouse. A.K.A. the keyboard.

  3. Re:Good argument for government intervention... by rho · · Score: 2 · on A DSL Co-op in Your Neighborhood?

    My local ISP started with dialup and moved into DSL--they still do DSL, but only for business. (I use them for both, dialup and business DSL) They were doing residential DSL, but stopped for the exact reasons described--BellSouth dragging heels, BellSouth impeding colo equipment, BellSouth being real shits.

    They halted residential DSL for that reason. It sucked, because as I've used BellSouth DSL and Netdoor's DSL service, Netdoor kicks their ass sideways.

    You overlook the main point--the very regulation that opened the local loop to DSL providers also provided for the fines if the RBOCs didn't do so. (I have some experience with this topic through my former job)

    The argument can be made that the regulation wasn't good enough, that the regulation can be fixed, and I'd agree. The *possibility* of perfect governance is always there--the *liklihood* is that the regulation will be a dog's breakfast of loopholes, bad wording, or plain-old idiocy. From my experiences, I would rather depend on something other than the vagaries of the government.

    And, in fact, the solution to the DSL/broadband problem isn't government. It's the private sector doing an end-run around the slow and quirky government regulators.

  4. Re:Vote, stupid by cbull · · Score: 1 · on Should You Vote?

    Actually, Al Gore never said that. He said, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Several people, including Vint Cerf, have aggressively backed Gore's involvement in the creation of the Internet.

    Here's an interesting article on media distortions of various quotes by both candidates:

    Al Gore and the Internet

  5. Re:Vote, stupid by cbull · · Score: 1 · on Should You Vote?

    Actually, Al Gore never said that. He said, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Several people, including Vint Cerf, have aggressively backed Gore's involvement in the creation of the Internet.

    Here's an interesting article on media distortions of various quotes by both candidates:

    Al Gore and the Internet

  6. Re:TCP was originally designed for use in a... by david+duncan+scott · · Score: 1 · on Fiberless Optical Networks
    Well, I suppose I should. For that matter, I'll read Cerf tonight (his paper w/ Kahn is on his site, but in facsimile form, which makes for tough reading!)

    I confess I thought perhaps you were recalling Ethernet's influence from AlohaNet and the collision detection / avoidance needed in a broadcast network.

  7. Re:Computer-Related Haiku by Protocull · · Score: 1 · on Can You Create An Intelligent Haiku Generator?

    You'll be wanting to get along to Vint Cerf's home site, and check out his Computer Haiku Page:

    Vint Cerf's Haiku Page

  8. Glenayre's two-way pager by sunlover · · Score: 1 · on Looking For Wireless Handheld E-Mail And Web?
    The Glenayre Technologies AccessLink II device offers much the same functionality as the Pagewriter and RIM devices, but their claim to fame is that the AccessLink is smaller, lighter and has longer battery life.

    The smaller size is achieved by using a 'soft keyboard', which is much easier to use than it appears at first glance.

    It has an IRDA port which allows you to compose and receive messages on your Palm PDA. They also have a Springboard module for the Visor PDA, called the ActiveLink.

    Service is provided by Skytel, Worldcom and Weblink Wireless.

    No Web browsing with a device this size, but I can request stock quotes, weather, news, movie showtimes, driving directions, traffic information etc., etc. from the device.

  9. Re:Did anyone see the movie pi? by RFC959 · · Score: 1 · on The Internet as the "Geekosystem"
    I don't think the internet will be large enough until it spans "heavenly bodies." When I can go to homer.crater.lun and end up sending packets to the sea of tranquility, THEN the internet will be alive.
    Don't be too flippant - Vint Cerf ("father of the internet") has recently been talking about extending TCP/IP to interplanetary communications. (Saw him speak at NYU recently; he's a very good public speaker, and I urge you to go see him if you get a chance.) It makes sense, really - most computers already speak IP, so why not computers on space probes, etc? Of course, there are real issues to consider. You think your connections are slow and laggy now? Just wait until you're trying to talk to a machine on Mars, which can be several light-minutes away. Obviously, timeout lengths are the least of what will have to be reconsidered.
  10. United Nations Resolution on Cyber Terrorism by PGillingwater · · Score: 1 · on Pakistan-India Cyberwar
    For those who are interested, last year's General Assembly had a Resolution (PDF file) on developing an internationally coordinated approach to combatting the threat of cyber-terrorism, such as the recent hostilities between Indian and Pakistan, and the Serbia versus NATO incidents. The UN General Assembly is meeting again this week, and this issue is on the Agenda, with support from Russia.

    What do ./ers think? Would you like to see international policy development undertaken by the United Nations towards developing international principles that would enhance the security of global information and telecommunications systems and help to combat information terrorism and criminality? Or is this something that the Internet Society should be doing? I note that Vint Cerf is promoting the idea of a Law of Cyberspace, similar to the existing United Nations Law of the Sea.

    My feeling is that like it or not, future skirmishes will be fought on a digital battleground, and governments will need to cooperate to fight cyber-terrorism.

    -- Paul Gillingwater