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Video Usage Creates Traffic Jam Worries
An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet has an article talking about worries over the increase in video downloads in the last year. Free video hosting and the popularity of iTunes is blamed for this phenomenon." From the article: "This is far from an academic issue. Whether the new companies can deliver on their promises could have a profound effect on how the Internet operates--and it could hit consumers in the pocketbook. Business and entertainment content worth billions of dollars now flows over ordinary ISP networks. Internet voice calls, which can be garbled by any network congestion, are increasingly common. Serious online hiccups could be as irritating, and potentially economically damaging, as persistent L.A. traffic jams."
Internet voice calls, which can be garbled by any network congestion, are increasingly common.
I call my solution POTS and I have submitted a patent to cover it.
This is so profound. I am simply staggered with this depth of reasoning involved with this. Companies that depend on the availability of a resource will be affected if that resource is unavailable. Amazing!
In a related story, high tech companies are concerned that they may lose money in the event of a power outage.
Totally! And my ear drums! Misdialed fax calls were horrible!! EEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RAAAAAAAAGH SCREEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!!! the horror.... and Slashdot filtered my post as lame because of too many caps making it like yelling... that's the point! Modem noise!
Give up downloading pr0n videos so fatcats can talk over VOIP? Only when they pry my cold dead fingers off my..... well you know.
Why do you think everyone has cell phones these days?
I can just see the excuses now.
Employee: Sorry I was late for work boss. My telecommute was delayed in a "traffic jam". Traffic was moving well down the backbone, but when I pulled off at the Cisco exit it slowed down to a crawl due to a collision at the next router. After so long in traffic I was running low on gas and headed for the nearest repeater, unfortunately I didn't make it and my 'car' was dropped off the road.
Proof by very large bribes. QED.
You can shout that till your throat is horse, no one will listen.
Conclusion: the Empire squashes the Federation like a bug. Accept it.
I mean, look at Jack Bauer! He can get anywhere in L.A. in less than 15 minutes, all while carrying out complex functions on his super cell phone and running over countless terrorists!
No, it's all the Windows Service Packs that are cluttering the corridors of the internet.
I have a dynamic IP address, you insensitive clod!
Come on, let's rein in this nonsense.