The Iraq Study Group Report

Like most people I hoped that the Iraq Study Group ReportMore...

Distributed Networking – Don’t Forget the Long Links

Many networks consist of clusters of endpoints knitted together by many short links and a much less dense set of long links which tie clusters together.  A disproportionate share More...

Distribute The Power Generation Network

Networking’s not just for data.  Obviously the power grid is a network; not so obviously, it could benefit by having its generation facilities much more decentralized than they a More...

What We Say and What We Do

Britney Spears and her underpants or lack thereof seem to have drawn the attention of the normally high-minded members of the More...

India Shoots Self in Foot; US Prepares to Follow

Lou Dobbs should love it.  India is building its own wall against winning further outsourced business.  More...

Distribute ALL Networks

Reader and  telecom expert Ted Weitz commentedMore...

Do No Hurricanes Mean No Global Warming?

Of course we all know better than to reason that the dearth of Atlantic hurricanes in 2006 (despite predictions of an above average season) means that global warming ISN’T a problem. Right? I mean you can’t just take one year’s data in something as chaotic as climate and extrapolate a long term More...

Is The Internet Getting Too Much Like the Phone Network?

My brilliant friend Bob Frankston, implementer of VisiCalc and a prime mover behind mu More...

The UN – Help The Internet Can Do Without – A Rant

The headline in today’s NY TimesMore...

The Middle East Blame Game

This is a multiple choice test:  Who’s to blame for the horrible sectarian killing spree in parts of Iraq?

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