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Japanese Researchers Aim to Replace the Internet
Gary writes "Japanese communications minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that Japan will start research and development on technology for a new generation of network that would replace the Internet, eyeing bringing the technology into commercial use in 2020. The envisaged network is expected to ensure faster and more reliable data transmission, and have more resilience against computer virus attacks and breakdowns."
I guess the next wave of the internet will be based around much freakier porn than today's internet.
Agreed. This is totally redundant, and there's no reason to do it - just like other companies writing operating systems when Windows Vista was being developed.
Wait, bad example...
I bet this is going to be the same as the old one, except that all the addresses will comply to the following syntax: pika.youraddresshere.chu
Yes, but unfortunately, because it's Japanese, all genitalia will be censored with mosaic pixelations. :(
Once upon a time, France had complete domination of network information communication thingies.
France probably laughed too, a big gutteral Gaulic laugh: "Silly Americains, think you can replace the Minitel? I fart in your general direction!"
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Whatever they replace it with has got to be a) self-aware b) housed in a really cool-looking robotic body c) flail phallic, cybernetic tentacles on command and d) be preoccupied with conquering neighboring nations and cowering schoolgirls. I predict it will be called EcchiNet. Nuclear war and terminator endoskeletons to come later.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
The american internet is made of a series of tubes, right? Well, then we can guess that the Japanese version will be a series of tentacles.
Great. We can ask them how much it's going to cost
how do I type a Japanese URL when the internet protocols only see ASCII Characters ?
Ever see a URL that didn't use ASCII charachters ?
Japan will need to convert their Japanese specific URLs to some type of Gateway that communicates with the required internet protocols to be able to communicate with the rest of the world ?
That is a monumental if not impossible task
Do they realize that the rest of the world internet isn't going to change for Japan ?
He will get an Intra net or Jap net at best Not an Internet
The internet and its protocols are based on ASCII
A second internet that can accept Japanese URL's ?
Such can only work in Japan no?. In that case the whole thing already exists in every county, it's called an intranet , now with that, they are free to use whatever languages , protocols and fix ups they wish, but they cannot communicate with the internet protocols without ASCII? How can they call it an Internet ? the Internet is based on English characters called ASCII, Without worldwide acceptance of Japans methods, How can hey possibly get an internet?
Unless I'm wrong, Examine any valid URL, ever see Characters other than ASCII English that was a valid internet URL?
A Japaneses Internet that requires ASCII to intercommunicate with the rest of the world?
How?
This is totally redundant, and there's no reason to do it - just like other companies writing operating systems when Windows Vista was being developed...
Wait, bad example...
Of course it is. You called Vista an operating system.
Operating systems make computers work, vista makes Gates rich.
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Yep. The only question is - do you want the network to function like The Matrix, or be more along the lines of Ghost in the Shell?
which is totally what she said
Don't be a sour plum! Oh, sorry.
...the future crusty old bastards are already drinking the Kool-Aid.
Like what, starting a naval war with the United States?
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