My understanding is that hardware that can route using a full defaultless Internet routing table, while still routing at line speeds, is quite expensive, especially when the line speeds start hiting the 10s and 100s of megabits per second. Granted, for a Tier-1 ISP, it may not seem like much, but my understanding is that for everyone else, it's a consideration now, and it would certainly be worse if we increased the number of routes by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude.
Anyone can peer with anyone else, but the copper/fiber cost to take the core out of the picture prevents anyone from wanting to do it.
Not only that, but there's the problem of growing routing tables. Every host on the Internet needs to know what direction to send packets destined for every other host. IPv6 is designed to alleviate some of the problems of big routing tables, but that's just because it makes it easier to map a hierarchical network topology into a hierarchical address space (thus reducing the need for explicit routing table entries).
As far as I know, a global flat address space is practically impossible.
Now if we can only make teaching about patents compulsory in public schools...
Come up with thousands of slightly new teaching method, and patent them so that any teacher risks being sued at your whims (sound familiar?). Then, sue some of them. If that happens, teachers will become aware of the problems *real* quickly.
What's the problem with them? Granted, they still need some work (my biggest beef is the difference between typing '/' into the window, and any other character (like '~')), but I don't find them to be *that* bad, and I have some pretty complex directory structures in my homedir, too.
I didn't forget; that's why I specifically mentioned Sony. I wouldn't be surprised if the other manufacturers are only doing this to compete with Sony. If Hollywood and the manufacturers were independent, I suspect that DRM would have died a long time ago.
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When Hollywood said "you're going to have to have hardware content protection if you want our content", the manufacturers *should* have said, "fine," and let Hollywood sit there looking stupid. Hollywood would have given in (what are they going to do, manufacture their own boards?) and everybody would be happy.
At one point in time, Gateway bought the rights to the Amiga from Escom. Gateway is one of the few companies that hasn't gone bankrupt after buying the rights to Amiga.
I guess the universe will eventually right itself, after all.
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Does your experience contradict this?
Not only that, but there's the problem of growing routing tables. Every host on the Internet needs to know what direction to send packets destined for every other host. IPv6 is designed to alleviate some of the problems of big routing tables, but that's just because it makes it easier to map a hierarchical network topology into a hierarchical address space (thus reducing the need for explicit routing table entries).
As far as I know, a global flat address space is practically impossible.
NOW how many address bits will we need? Or, are we going to be using 4 GB block sizes in our filesystems?
Wow, as low as $30.00 for a chip! Wait, they're microcontrollers...
You crazy English are messing up my English!
I know a Mac-head who thinks Linux is cool. It wouldn't surprise me if he dual-booted Debian on his Mac, just to play with it.
If you have to ask, then this isn't for you. (Hint: People probably said the same thing about Linux 1.0)
No no, iDefense is going to sue Microsoft for their losses caused by Microsoft's bugs! ;)
Come up with thousands of slightly new teaching method, and patent them so that any teacher risks being sued at your whims (sound familiar?). Then, sue some of them. If that happens, teachers will become aware of the problems *real* quickly.
What would you suggest?
What's the problem with them? Granted, they still need some work (my biggest beef is the difference between typing '/' into the window, and any other character (like '~')), but I don't find them to be *that* bad, and I have some pretty complex directory structures in my homedir, too.
Touché!
Rule #3: User Contributed Notes are Wrong and Probably Dangerous.
And don't forget locking...
I didn't forget; that's why I specifically mentioned Sony. I wouldn't be surprised if the other manufacturers are only doing this to compete with Sony. If Hollywood and the manufacturers were independent, I suspect that DRM would have died a long time ago.
It's CSS (Content Scrambling System). DeCSS removes CSS.
But no, Sony had to get involved...
WTF? I can understand "Informative", but Insightful?
... that will die out in a year or two.
News flash: Most businesses are not large businesses.
I guess the universe will eventually right itself, after all.
IIRC, you can't *upload* messages using POP3, but you can using IMAP.
An undisturbed tomb? Quick! Let's disturb it!
You're just trying to capitalize on the situation so that you can punctuate your computer hacking skills.