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Features of a post-HTTP Internet?

Posted by Cliff on from the thinking-ahead dept.

Ars-Fartsica asks: "We've been living with HTTP/HTML ("the web") for a quite a while now, long enough to understand its limits for content distribution, data indexing, and link integrity. Automatic indexing, stateful-ness, whole-network views (flyovers), smart caching (P2P), rich metadata (XML), built in encryption, etc are all fresh new directions that could yield incredible experiences. Any ideas on how you would develop a post-HTTP/HTML internet?"

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  1. Word to Your Mother by Michael.Forman · · Score: 2, Funny


    Let's all just capitulate and make the official format a Microsoft Word document.

    Michael.

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    1. Re:Word to Your Mother by Tumbleweed · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dude, that wouldn't waste enough bandwidth - I say we make them all PDFs with embedded fonts (FULL fonts), and lots of graphics.

  2. whoops by Tumbleweed · · Score: 2, Funny

    That topic should've been changed to 'PDF To Yo Momma'

    Sorry, my bad.

  3. Re:Forget HTTP. by Scarblac · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forget about replacing HTTP - let's deal with the real problem protocol first: SMTP.

    What, work on SMTP, while there are children starving somewhere in the world?

    If we listened to people like you, nothing would ever get done. Well, perhaps some starving people would be saved. But that's besides the point, sheesh.

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  4. Re:Unification by avalys · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why don't you cure cancer, solve the world's energy problems, and establish world peace while you're at it?

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  5. Re:Rewriting? by pete-classic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Job security.

    Now ask me a hard one.

    -Peter