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98% of DNS Queries at the Root Level are Unnecessary

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internet-would-be-fine-if-it-weren't-for-users dept.

LEPP writes "Scientists at the San Diego Supercomputer Centerfound that 98% of the DNS queries at the root level are unnecessary. This doesn't even take into account the 99.9% of web pages suck or are unnecessary anyways. This means that the remaining 2% of necessary DNS queries are probably not necessary either."

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  1. The math sounds kinda like this... by sisukapalli1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who is doing the work around here?

    The population of the United States was 180 million at the time of writing, but there are 64 million over 60 years of age, leaving 116 million to do the work.

    People under 21 total 59 million which leaves 57 million people to do the work.

    Because of the 31 million government employees, there are only 26 million left to do the work.

    Six million in the armed forces leave twenty million workers.

    Deduct 17 million State, county, and city employees, and we are left with three million to do the work.

    There are 2,500,000 people in hospitals, asylums, and treatment facilities leaving half a million workers.

    However, 450,000 of these are bums or others who will not work, leaving 50,000 to do the work.

    Now, it may interest you to know that there are 49,998 people in jail so that leaves just 2 people to do all the work, and that is you and me, and I'm getting tired of doing everything myself!

    S

  2. Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis by gowen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) should requisition a new acronym, or run the risk of George W. (or one of his amphetamine crazed pilots) bombing the fuck out of due to that CAIDA - QAEDA similarity...

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  3. Another Truism Smashed... by dwm · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    So I guess there IS such a thing as a stupid question...

  4. That's not how it goes! by netsharc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The end says "That leaves just 2 people to do all the work; you and me, and you just read slashdot all day!"

    (replace slashdot with email as appropriate. :)

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  5. Re:Bullcrap! by CableModemSniper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, I'd kill for some mod points. Maybe we can /. the root DNS servers.

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  6. !!! Incoming News Flash !!! by w4rh0g · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    A recent survey of 1 million monkeys indicates that 99.99% of them say that computers are unnecessary and that we can all go back to pen and paper. The other 0.01% where adamant about keeping their Smith-Corina (SP?) typewriters.

    So please send all you CPU to me! :)

    (Duh, of course we don't need it but it's nice to have!)
  7. Re:In related news by filth+grinder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia beowulf clusters shoot M$ on the BSD is dead spot!

    99.99% of Slashdot comments make me want to fall on a knife.