Although content providers can still throttle based on the end site, eventually packet shaping and content throttling will lead to a situation where network appication developers use SSL to wrap everything! If just about everything uses SSL and goes down ports 80 or 443 content throttling based on packet inspection will come to an abrupt end.
I was in a meeting with one of the main people involved with IPv6 deployment on I2. One of the sad things is that the multihome problem has been known for some time and it was assumed that SOMEBODY would solve the problem but the years just ticked on by.
I really can't see the gov moving forward unless this problem is solved....OR every gov agency will end up with it's own provider independant address block.
If you are interested in keeping track of what is going on in this area the IETF has a working group that is fairly active trying to figure this problem out.
This is ONLY true if blocks of address space are not dolled out in IPv4 fashion. The problem is that in the government and commercial world multi-homing to several ISP's for redundancy is the norm in IPv4. In an IPv6 envrionment there STILL is not a workable solution to having just about everybody subnetted.
I predict (and serveral people involved in IPv6 deployment on Internet2) that we'll end up giving/32's to MANY organizations because they'll want to connect to more than one ISP. Unless somebody comes up with a reasonable way for an organization with a/48 to be connected to two different ISP's (like my agency is under v4) for reduncancy.
It would REALLY be cool to see the 3d engines in shooters used as decent VR environments. It seems all the VR online worlds that are NOT games (Second life for example) are really low performance.
While games like Call of Duty 2, Half-life 2...their engines are quite snappy and could create quite compelling VR environments.
Just because you believe in something does NOT mean it's true
Many people believe in an all powerful being responsible for the creation of the Universe. Some would consider THAT to be wacky belief as well.
Note: Don't try to extrapolate the above statements that I am either A) An Atheist or B) a believer in visiting extraterrestrials or a skeptic of them
But I AM open minded to other beliefs and don't engage in ad-hominem logical fallacies which what people on both sides who are'nt open minded engage in.
It was'nt meant to be an anti-bush rant. I vote republican most of the time. I said the article was "interesting"...not nessessarily accurate. Look up "sarcasm"..
Really though, I have a one word recommendation "Decaf"! Chill dude, you are gunna have a heart attack..and that's baaaad mkay?
Who cares about what it costs, just spend the money.
This may sound a bit jaded...but I read an opinion piece (can't find the link..sorry) talking about the fact that the deficit and overall debt is considered by many economists to be so far gone that we'll crash no matter what we do. So, why not just run up the credit card while it lasts? Pay for the space telescope (new one), get that fence up along the border. Spend...Spend...Spend...Seriously! I think the most accurate analogy was that when falling 50 yards the first 30 really are'nt that bad (where we are now). The U.S. is gunna crash and it's going to take the rest of the world economy with it. We might as well just enjoy the "card" while it's still good.
The thing thats REALLY bad is that the software installs on your system (disabled) even if you DON'T say "yes" to the EULA.
I'm really hoping that lawsuits brought up with this stuff brings the whole "I can put anything I want into an EULA and it's binding" mantra we hear from certain software and content providers.
I'm sick and tired of the MPAA/RIAA saying they can do ANYTHING they want with DRM! It's MY computer, NOT theirs. They MAY NOT do stuff to my system without my consent!
This is just plain dumb. How long do they think it will be before the VOIP/P2P/Other apps just encapsulate everything in SSL and shunt it over port 443?
By putting in such goofy restrictions in their EULA, and people suing Sony for the damage they've caused it will force the issue of how lawful EULA's are.
It's a lose lose situation. If they WIN because a judge upholds the EULA then there will be an outcry about EULAs.
If they lose then basically the idea that you can put any restriction or clause that you want into an EULA will be proven bogus.
Apple should change the pop-up dialog which happens when software tries to install itself with admin privs so it says something like
"WARNING!!If you are installing software it may be trying to gain administrative access to your system files! If this is NOT what you want (think HARD!) then do NOT put in your userid and password"
Make the pop-up a RED box and chime a siren through the speakers (brief but annoying).
This way people don't get used to unconciously putting in their userid/password whenever it pops up.
It's not that there is a lack of unused address space, it's that there is a lack of IPv4 space that you can REGISTER FOR. There are organizations with Class A and Class B address blocks that are primarily not being used....and they refuse to give them up.
If you are the chinese or japanese and you want enough IP addressess for every cell phone, pager, electronic device, then IPv4 can't provide it because there simply is NOT enough address space that IANA could give them.
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Although content providers can still throttle based on the end site, eventually packet shaping and content throttling will lead to a situation where network appication developers use SSL to wrap everything! If just about everything uses SSL and goes down ports 80 or 443 content throttling based on packet inspection will come to an abrupt end.
Yea...I've been there.
I give them Kudos for trying. It looks like there is progress. But it's slow.
http://ops.ietf.org/multi6/
I was in a meeting with one of the main people involved with IPv6 deployment on I2. One of the sad things is that the multihome problem has been known for some time and it was assumed that SOMEBODY would solve the problem but the years just ticked on by.
I really can't see the gov moving forward unless this problem is solved....OR every gov agency will end up with it's own provider independant address block.
If you are interested in keeping track of what is going on in this area the IETF has a working group that is fairly active trying to figure this problem out.
http://ops.ietf.org/multi6/
There are some interesting solutions. Some look like hacks, but there are smart people thinking about it.
This is ONLY true if blocks of address space are not dolled out in IPv4 fashion. The problem is that in the government and commercial world multi-homing to several ISP's for redundancy is the norm in IPv4. In an IPv6 envrionment there STILL is not a workable solution to having just about everybody subnetted.
/32's to MANY organizations because they'll want to connect to more than one ISP. Unless somebody comes up with a reasonable way for an organization with a /48 to be connected to two different ISP's (like my agency is under v4) for reduncancy.
I predict (and serveral people involved in IPv6 deployment on Internet2) that we'll end up giving
I actually agree with you.
It would REALLY be cool to see the 3d engines in shooters used as decent VR environments. It seems all the VR online worlds that are NOT games (Second life for example) are really low performance.
While games like Call of Duty 2, Half-life 2...their engines are quite snappy and could create quite compelling VR environments.
Oh well....The future is always next year
Assuming that they would have to reverse engineer the security mechanisms in the Xbox 360, is it legal for them to do what they are doing?
This story,
the Beer Story,
ect...
I guess the procedure on slashdot is to go over to digg.com, see what the top stories are and submitt them here
Its funny to see things popup that have been done before but with standards that never made it....
Very true...misuse of the apostrophe does irritate people.
What does education have to do with "Truth"?
Just because you believe in something does NOT mean it's true
Many people believe in an all powerful being responsible for the creation of the Universe. Some would consider THAT to be wacky belief as well.
Note: Don't try to extrapolate the above statements that I am either A) An Atheist or B) a believer in visiting extraterrestrials or a skeptic of them
But I AM open minded to other beliefs and don't engage in ad-hominem logical fallacies which what people on both sides who are'nt open minded engage in.
Ummm.......
It was'nt meant to be an anti-bush rant. I vote republican most of the time. I said the article was "interesting"...not nessessarily accurate. Look up "sarcasm"..
Really though, I have a one word recommendation "Decaf"! Chill dude, you are gunna have a heart attack..and that's baaaad mkay?
subcontracting.....
Who cares about what it costs, just spend the money.
This may sound a bit jaded...but I read an opinion piece (can't find the link..sorry) talking about the fact that the deficit and overall debt is considered by many economists to be so far gone that we'll crash no matter what we do. So, why not just run up the credit card while it lasts? Pay for the space telescope (new one), get that fence up along the border. Spend...Spend...Spend...Seriously! I think the most accurate analogy was that when falling 50 yards the first 30 really are'nt that bad (where we are now). The U.S. is gunna crash and it's going to take the rest of the world economy with it. We might as well just enjoy the "card" while it's still good.
The thing thats REALLY bad is that the software installs on your system (disabled) even if you DON'T say "yes" to the EULA.
I'm really hoping that lawsuits brought up with this stuff brings the whole "I can put anything I want into an EULA and it's binding" mantra we hear from certain software and content providers.
I'm sick and tired of the MPAA/RIAA saying they can do ANYTHING they want with DRM! It's MY computer, NOT theirs. They MAY NOT do stuff to my system without my consent!
Let me guess....
It will either be at a horribly low resolution like 320x200
OR
at a crappy bitrate like 700kb/s
I'll start buying movies online when the quality is DVD or BETTER, and NOT before that.
This is just plain dumb. How long do they think it will be before the VOIP/P2P/Other apps just encapsulate everything in SSL and shunt it over port 443?
IANAL but it would seem...
By putting in such goofy restrictions in their EULA, and people suing Sony for the damage they've caused it will force the issue of how lawful EULA's are.
It's a lose lose situation. If they WIN because a judge upholds the EULA then there will be an outcry about EULAs.
If they lose then basically the idea that you can put any restriction or clause that you want into an EULA will be proven bogus.
Looks like in the future we'll have to use one time passwords after all.........
I'd love to have fiber drops to the rooms of my house. It was'nt the cost of the fiber which was prohibitive. It was the cost of the Fiber SWITCH!
Foreign? Canada is not foreign. It's just the unofficial 51st state.....
If you are Canadian and reading this.....stop holding your breath, it's a JOKE. You may laugh
Apple should change the pop-up dialog which happens when software tries to install itself with admin privs so it says something like
"WARNING!!If you are installing software it may be trying to gain administrative access to your system files! If this is NOT what you want (think HARD!) then do NOT put in your userid and password"
Make the pop-up a RED box and chime a siren through the speakers (brief but annoying).
This way people don't get used to unconciously putting in their userid/password whenever it pops up.
It's not that there is a lack of unused address space, it's that there is a lack of IPv4 space that you can REGISTER FOR. There are organizations with Class A and Class B address blocks that are primarily not being used....and they refuse to give them up.
If you are the chinese or japanese and you want enough IP addressess for every cell phone, pager, electronic device, then IPv4 can't provide it because there simply is NOT enough address space that IANA could give them.
Internet2 has had IPv6 (at least up to border routers) for YEARS.
http://www.rubbermalletgames.com/asup/
truely something that can take your life over