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  1. CPU vs. Bandwidth on Does the World Need Binary XML? · · Score: 1
    While
    <a><b><c>
    is indeed much smaller as
    <FirstName><CompanyName><Address>
    , it takes the same amount of CPU cycles (more or less) to PARSE that string. If you have a really fast data stream (say 1 Gbit/s or more), you will have a problem on the receiver's end.

    If you gzip the stream, you save bandwidth, but gunzip on the receiver makes the problem worse. However, bandwidth is usually not a concern within clusters. You want to something with the data you received, right? This takes CPU cycles as well.

    What we need is a combination of XML and binary, fixed data streams.

  2. Re:amusing fact on Messaging Over IPv6 Headers · · Score: 1

    >> suug (Swiss Unix User Group) means "suuck" in swedish.
    > As it does in Romanian!

    Well, it also means "suck" in swiss german. But the usage is different, however, you can't translate "that sucks" into "das suugt".

  3. the helix of M&M's on Physics in the Movies · · Score: 1

    If the helix is rotating, all the pieces would fly away.

    But: who knows it's not the spaceship that rotates, and not the helix? Therefore the camera would rotate around the helix, an it would look exactly as it would rotate.

  4. Addresses are not encrypted on Carnivore Update · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Even if you use pgp/gpg, the adresses of the recipients are NOT encrypted.

    I don't send messages to any known terrorists, but have you ever looked at a /var/log/maillog of a corporate mailserver? It is really interesting. You can learn a lot just by analysing the addresses.

  5. Re:Commercial applications already exist on Think And Click · · Score: 1

    Yes, it's called

    one thought order

    If you think of a certain book, you have purchased in that moment. Amazon holds a patent on that already.