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Researcher Runs IP Network Over Xylophones

Posted by timothy on from the like-y'-do dept.

joabj writes "Following up on experiments of running Internet Protocol(IP)-based networks with carrier pigeons or bongos, UofC grad student R. Stuart Geiger has demonstrated that it is possible to transmit simple ping requests across two computers using people playing xylophones. Throughput is roughly 1 baud, when the participants don't make any mistakes, or get bored and wander off. The OSI encapsulated model of networking makes this project doable, allowing humans to be inserted at Layer 1, the physical layer. Vint Cerf wasn't kidding when he used to say, 'IP on Everything.'"

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  1. Upcoming Studies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Upcoming studies:
    Improving Baud: Coffee vs Electroshocks
    IP Backbone Implementation Using Michael J. Fox
    River Rapids: High-Speed Internet With Riverdancers
    Increasing Latency With Rube Goldberg Networks
    Replacing LCD Screens With Bored College Students And Etch-a-Sketches
    Stone-age Computing: Exploring Completely Inadequate Alternatives To Modern Technology

  2. Somethings smells funny at Vint Cerf's place by Chainsaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    "'IP on Everything." Sounds like his office is a really disgusting place.

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    War is one of the most horrible things a human can be exposed to. And one of the worlds largest industries.
  3. Re:It needs an acronym! by arcsimm · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's a no-go -- the trademark is already registered to Apple's biological weapons division.