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Better Networking Through Nature

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-call-this-router-the-Aardvark dept.

The New York Times has an interesting piece about applying lessons from nature - specifically ant colonies - to solving networking and other problems. Not quite on the same level as Spidergoats, but intriguing nonetheless.

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  1. First Ant by ReidMaynard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it just me, or do pheromones sound like poop?

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  2. Re:Most Important lesson to be learnt from the ant by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    no, they just kill everything in their path that they can, chop it up and eat it.

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