randomErr writes "ZDNET has this article about how a universal network similar the one in SE Lain will evolve. The author say it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when' this network will happen."
did anyone actually read this before posting?
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plastik55
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· Score: 3, Informative
It's some masturbatory "new Economy" business-Internet tripe. Nothing to do with your beloved anime show, and the logical connection is tenuous at best.
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Nothing to do with SE Lain
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joshv
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· Score: 5, Informative
Ok, I don't know how VOIP and video on demand have much to do with the anime page linked to in the story header.
This is the same Everything over IP story the pundits have been whipping for the last 4 years. Nothing new here, move along.
-josh
Largest Issue
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stoolpigeon
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· Score: 3, Insightful
Both Chambers and Tchuruk stressed that these networks must have carrier-class reliability, quality of service, and bulletproof security to succeed with enterprise customers and consumers. emphasis mine
Security will be the largest issue to everything that he is talking about. It is not a problem that can ever be 'solved.' But right now they are not even far enough along in the process to make this at all attractive to anyone w/concerns in regards to keeping data secure.
-- It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
In five years, I predict that people will be making five-year predictions. This trend will continue to provide column writers with material and give keynote speakers at conferences neatly relevant topics.
WOW!!! This sounds cool!
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GutBomb
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· Score: 3, Insightful
hmm, a worldwide computer network that allows business, academic, and home users communicate and transfer data. WOW, where do I sign up to the amazingly new service?
I do not see the relation to Lain. Lain is possibly the best anime ever made, and it covers a large worldwide network that allows for communication, but Lain is a science fiction story about moving your conciousness into that network, and having the network hardwired into your conciousness by transitting it as waves that are compatible with the human brain.
Hemos slashdot's HIMSELF???
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tweakt
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· Score: 5, Funny
The animefu link:
Software error:
Unable to get database connection! at/usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/Everything/NodeBase . m line 58.
For help, please send mail to the webmaster (kurt@animefu.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error.
Well this is certainly the best post I've seen on Slashdot today. Good job!
Well, I predict...
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Lethyos
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· Score: 5, Insightful
...that when the events transcribed in Revelations begin to occur, we will build giganitic, sky-scraper sized mechs called Evangelion. These mechs will allow us to combat Angels and bring us to a higher state of evolution, assuming of course that some little brat doesn't decide to wish us all to death.
Come on. This one is just too stupid. People sometimes get silly ideas like this in their head from taking entertainment too literally. (For example, everyone was certain that we'd be living in disk-shaped houses high on poles and flying to work every day after seeing The Jetsons. Now while some things have come true, most has not.) In Serial Experiments: Lain, the Wired was an analogy. A symbolic construct that represented a higher state of consciousness. The authors were in no way suggesting that the actual Net would be a place for souls to gather. This guy needs to watch Lain again and get a better clue.
All of the buzzwords make my head spin. Did anyone else spot any content in that article? I was keeping my eye open, but it was mostly yadda yadda unified media yadda yadda web services yadda yadda etc.
-- Maybe the state's highest function is to grind out insoluble problems. (Zelazny, Hall of Mirrors)
The entire article can be summed up as "MPLS is coming. Soon everything will be IP-based."
Cisco is very big in Layer-3 switching and MPLS, but their Layer-2 switches (ATM and such) are trash compared to Nortel and Lucent. They are pushing big to move large telcos to MPLS and replace their ATM and Frame Relay networks.
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The 'net in the future
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stevarooski
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· Score: 3, Informative
While its really too easy to make jokes about these kind of articles, has anyone actually sat down and wondered where we're going in terms of user interfaces for the internet? Honestly, folks, it can't and won't stay just html text and pictures forever. One of the reasons I thought Lain was interesting was that it left most of its technology undefined. Some people apparently got to go fully online in an apparently VR-like experience, while others still used monitors.
With the level of activity in VR research, bandwidth across the globe on the increase, and items on the market like 3d monitors, 3d operating systems, etc, I would be willing to bet that in 20 years or so we WILL have some kind of immersive interface for accessing information. Just think of how cool it would be to represent sql tables, etc in true 3d. Or to be able to walk around your 3d model like a sculptor instead of dragging it with a mouse?
Another description of a possible future for the internet is Tad William's Otherland series. For those who haven't read it, think Lain with the idea of the Net expanded and examined. Its a great series, I highly recommend it.
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Re:The 'net in the future
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Graspee_Leemoor
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· Score: 3, Funny
It's "really too easy to make jokes" about these kinds of articles because they're a load of suit-speak, marketroid,b2b, p2p, xml BULLSHIT!
At the risk, nay the certainty! of being modded down, I will point out that it's "News for Nerds, Stuff that matters", not "News for Suits, Stuff people pretend to be interested in".
Slashdot Mirror
That's all we need, a network that says "Listen!" every three seconds.
(Those who have played Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will get that).
"...I get email from dead people..."
-Styopa
It's some masturbatory "new Economy" business-Internet tripe. Nothing to do with your beloved anime show, and the logical connection is tenuous at best.
I have a positive modifier on Troll. When I mod someone Troll their karma should go UP!
Ok, I don't know how VOIP and video on demand have much to do with the anime page linked to in the story header.
This is the same Everything over IP story the pundits have been whipping for the last 4 years. Nothing new here, move along.
-josh
Both Chambers and Tchuruk stressed that these networks must have carrier-class reliability, quality of service, and bulletproof security to succeed with enterprise customers and consumers.
emphasis mine
Security will be the largest issue to everything that he is talking about. It is not a problem that can ever be 'solved.' But right now they are not even far enough along in the process to make this at all attractive to anyone w/concerns in regards to keeping data secure.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
In five years, I predict that people will be making five-year predictions. This trend will continue to provide column writers with material and give keynote speakers at conferences neatly relevant topics.
hmm, a worldwide computer network that allows business, academic, and home users communicate and transfer data. WOW, where do I sign up to the amazingly new service? I do not see the relation to Lain. Lain is possibly the best anime ever made, and it covers a large worldwide network that allows for communication, but Lain is a science fiction story about moving your conciousness into that network, and having the network hardwired into your conciousness by transitting it as waves that are compatible with the human brain.
Software error:
Unable to get database connection! at /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/Everything/NodeBase . m line 58.
For help, please send mail to the webmaster (kurt@animefu.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error.
BWAHAHAHHA!
Well this is certainly the best post I've seen on Slashdot today. Good job!
...that when the events transcribed in Revelations begin to occur, we will build giganitic, sky-scraper sized mechs called Evangelion. These mechs will allow us to combat Angels and bring us to a higher state of evolution, assuming of course that some little brat doesn't decide to wish us all to death.
Come on. This one is just too stupid. People sometimes get silly ideas like this in their head from taking entertainment too literally. (For example, everyone was certain that we'd be living in disk-shaped houses high on poles and flying to work every day after seeing The Jetsons. Now while some things have come true, most has not.) In Serial Experiments: Lain, the Wired was an analogy. A symbolic construct that represented a higher state of consciousness. The authors were in no way suggesting that the actual Net would be a place for souls to gather. This guy needs to watch Lain again and get a better clue.
Why bother.
All of the buzzwords make my head spin. Did anyone else spot any content in that article? I was keeping my eye open, but it was mostly yadda yadda unified media yadda yadda web services yadda yadda etc.
Maybe the state's highest function is to grind out insoluble problems. (Zelazny, Hall of Mirrors)
The entire article can be summed up as "MPLS is coming. Soon everything will be IP-based."
Cisco is very big in Layer-3 switching and MPLS, but their Layer-2 switches (ATM and such) are trash compared to Nortel and Lucent. They are pushing big to move large telcos to MPLS and replace their ATM and Frame Relay networks.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
While its really too easy to make jokes about these kind of articles, has anyone actually sat down and wondered where we're going in terms of user interfaces for the internet? Honestly, folks, it can't and won't stay just html text and pictures forever. One of the reasons I thought Lain was interesting was that it left most of its technology undefined. Some people apparently got to go fully online in an apparently VR-like experience, while others still used monitors.
With the level of activity in VR research, bandwidth across the globe on the increase, and items on the market like 3d monitors, 3d operating systems, etc, I would be willing to bet that in 20 years or so we WILL have some kind of immersive interface for accessing information. Just think of how cool it would be to represent sql tables, etc in true 3d. Or to be able to walk around your 3d model like a sculptor instead of dragging it with a mouse?
Another description of a possible future for the internet is Tad William's Otherland series. For those who haven't read it, think Lain with the idea of the Net expanded and examined. Its a great series, I highly recommend it.
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Don't worry, being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep in a giant blender.