Net Traffic Shocks Mimic Earthquakes

belphegor writes "Technology Research News is running an article describing research linking the similarties between Earthquakes and Internet traffic. By pinging hosts across the network, researchers 'were able to measure frequent changes in Internet congestion...results showed that the Internet, like the earth's network of faults, exhibits criticality -- a condition of sudden and drastic change. "Sudden drastic congestion leads to a large value of the round trip time of the ping signal, which is identified with a main shock," said Abe. The researchers referred to these sudden, drastic traffic changes as Internetquakes.' They also saw 'aftershocks' that can be mathematically described in a similar manner to the seismic ones more familiar to many Californians."

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and I thought I would

[JeanBaptiste]

post a stupid slashdot effect joke, looks like about 20 people beat me to it, dammit! Oh well here is a different stupid joke:

Q: What has 4 legs and smells like fish?
A: Bill Clinton's desk

Re:This behavior is predicted by Celullar Automata

[edrugtrader]

string theory?

Re:Also called...

[Dfiant]

Yes, yes, of course it's redundant. The article practically required people to say it. But it wouldn't count as such if referenced other redundant commentary like putting down Microsoft, patent laws, or the RIAA, would it? Hmm, let's see... Oh yes. The RIAA's threat to attack file traders is going to lead Microsoft to patent the Slashdot effect, thus allowing them to make money off Linux advocates from licensing fees.

Re:Who's hip to the real netquake?

[edrugtrader]

you, my friend, are drunk.

Re:change of nomenclature OT

[circletimessquare]

it's an allegorical thing ;-)