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DARPA Combating Information Overload |
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| Topic: Military Technology |
9:08 pm EDT, Sep 9, 2002 |
In the civilian world, it's called "information overload." That's when so much information is coming in that the receiver cannot separate the wheat from the chaff. In the military, information overload can get you killed. That's why the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency set up the Information Exploitation Office. "What we're trying to do is extract information out of this huge stream of data." DARPA Combating Information Overload |
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Iraqi air defence site attacked | BBC News |
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| Topic: Current Events |
5:58 am EDT, Sep 6, 2002 |
US and UK planes have taken part in an attack on a major Iraqi defence facility in the west of the country. About 12 jets dropped bombs. The operation, which targeted the main air defence command centre for western Iraq, is part of the enforcement of the air-exclusion zones over the country. [From Yahoo news:] Iraq considers the patrols a violation of its sovereignty and frequently shoots at them with anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. In response, coalition pilots try to bomb Iraqi air defense systems. There have been more than 30 allied attacks against Iraqi installations this year. Sorry to burst the bubble, but war this is not. Iraq is probably not even unusually upset or concerned about it. After the 35th such event in the last 8 months (and, no doubt, after hundreds of such engagements over the last decade), this stuff has become routine. I find it interesting that this story is, at present, nowhere to be found on the New York Times and LA Times web sites. Iraqi air defence site attacked | BBC News |
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Personal Product: EarthViewer3D |
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| Topic: Technology |
9:01 pm EDT, Sep 5, 2002 |
Keyhole's EarthViewer3D harnesses the power of NVIDIA GPUs. Fusing high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, elevation data, GPS coordinates, and overlay information about cities and businesses, EarthViewer3D delivers a streaming, 3D map of the entire globe to PCs powered with NVIDIA GPUs. Very cool. I wish they offered bulk pre-caching of the imagery, rather than streaming it on demand. Personal Product: EarthViewer3D |
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Qwest Ratings Cut by Moody's Despite New Bank Loan |
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| Topic: Telecom Industry |
5:03 pm EDT, Sep 5, 2002 |
Moody's cut Qwest's debt ratings, because bondholders now rank behind banks in case Qwest fails to generate enough cash to pay its debts. The downgrade came one day after Qwest said it amended a $3.39 billion credit line, a move that analysts said eliminates concerns Qwest might seek bankruptcy this year. Qwest "may still face difficulty generating sufficient cash flow" to service the entities' debt maturing in 2004 and beyond, even with proceeds from the QwestDex sale. A successful sale would allow Qwest to cover its maturing debt through 2003 and possibly 2004. Qwest Ratings Cut by Moody's Despite New Bank Loan |
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Choosing Reputable Servents in a P2P network |
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| Topic: Computer Security |
9:49 am EDT, Sep 5, 2002 |
In this paper we propose an approach to P2P security where servents can keep track, and share with others, information about the reputation of their peers. Reputation sharing is based on a distributed polling algorithm by which resource requestors can assess the reliability of perspective providers before initiating the download. The approach nicely complements the existing P2P protocols and has a limited impact on current implementations. Furthermore, it keeps the current level of anonymity of requestors and providers, as well as that of the parties sharing their view on others' reputations. Choosing Reputable Servents in a P2P network |
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Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow's Internet |
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| Topic: Technology |
5:39 am EDT, Sep 4, 2002 |
As the Internet has [evolved], new requirements have emerged that suggest new design principles, and perhaps suggest that we revisit some old ones. This paper explores one important reality that surrounds the Internet today: different stakeholders that are part of the Internet milieu have interests that may be adverse to each other, and these parties each vie to favor their particular interests. We call this process "the tussle." Accommodating this tussle is crucial to the evolution of the network's technical architecture. Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow's Internet |
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| Topic: Computer Networking |
11:04 pm EDT, Sep 3, 2002 |
Packet Clearing House is a non-profit research institute supporting investigation and operations in the area of Internet traffic exchange and global IP routing economics. PCH was formed in 1994 to provide high-performance regional and local peering alternatives to the CIX and the MAE, and has grown to become the leading proponent of neutral independent peering switch-fabrics and the leading provider of free route-servers at major exchange points around the world. Today, PCH provides knowledge, equipment, and operational support to organizations and individual researchers seeking to improve the quality, robustness, and accessibility of the Internet. This web site could benefit from redesigned layout/navigation, but the content is useful. Browse around and read through the papers, such as "Introduction to Peering Economics." Packet Clearing House |
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Peering, Transit, and IXs: Economics and Policy | COOK Report |
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| Topic: Telecom Industry |
10:40 pm EDT, Sep 3, 2002 |
This issue of the COOK Report explores peering, transit and exchanges for the first time since about 1999. While a lot has changed, a lot remains the same. Estimates of the capacity utilization of the Tier 1 backbones show them to be lightly utilized ... Over the past five weeks we have had conversations ... [which] suggest that the [Tier 1] oligopoly is engaging in behavior that could blow up in a manner similar to the capacity swaps that blew up earlier this year. ISPs are beginning to use tools to do load balancing of their upstream connections in real time. The Tier Ones, by peering in their tight oligopoly, may have rendered themselves irrelevant. Andrew Odlyzko: "I find the prospects of smaller networks being able to bypass the Tier Ones fascinating. The development of tools [that do this] is also very interesting." Peering, Transit, and IXs: Economics and Policy | COOK Report |
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AOL Reaches to Create Its Own Big Music Scene on the Internet |
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| Topic: Music |
4:18 pm EDT, Sep 2, 2002 |
Instead of appearing on radio stations or MTV, they are taping a segment for Sessions@AOL, a series of short video programs that users of America Online can watch on their computers. With radio controlled by a few chains and MTV playing videos less and less, the vanguard of music promotion has rapidly moved to the Internet. And AOL's music channel has become the biggest force in online music promotion. "You can't skip steps. First we have to become really relevant to how people find and discover music. Then we will have the building blocks to profit from it." "At best, subscription services appeal to a minority of the population. We should be focused on the majority of the population." AOL Reaches to Create Its Own Big Music Scene on the Internet |
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Big Hollywood Hits Don't Ensure Big Profits |
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| Topic: Movies |
4:09 pm EDT, Sep 2, 2002 |
By almost any standard, the science-fiction thriller "Minority Report" is a megahit. ... But the two studios, after all costs, expect to eke out a small profit at best. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which cost a mere $5 million to make, is expected earn $100 million at the box office, making it one of the most profitable independent films ever. Disney: "We have to be more careful." Big Hollywood Hits Don't Ensure Big Profits |
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