'Selfish Routing' Slows the Internet

Smaz writes "Science Blog reports that a little love could speed things up on the Net. "Self-interest can deplete a common resource. It seems this also applies to the Internet and other computer networks, which are slowed by those who hurry the most. Fortunately, say computer scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. , there is a limit to how bad the slowdown can get. And after developing tools to measure how much the performance of a particular network suffers, they say, the way to get improved performance on the Internet is the same as the way to maintain air and water quality: altruism helps."

Comments

Re:Thanks Ron Howard

[Coolfish]

the movie is glamorized hollywood trash. nash in his earlier days was (and he'll deny this but..) gay. he wasn't at all interested in women. later he had to, cuz that's what guys did. the guy was a big closet case, imo still is, and that didn't help his psychophrenia (sp). read the book, come to your own conclusions.

re: self love

[rela]

You're wasting your time. Alfador only likes me.

Finally, a signature making a reference I get!