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Slashdot | Revolutionary Ideas for Radio Regulation |
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6:28 pm EDT, Jun 14, 2002 |
Radio is becoming more important to the Internet (Wi-Fi, etc.) and to software (software defined radios, under the right conditions, could be very important). Unlike the Internet and software, there's no excuse for not recognizing right away huge public policy issues. To foster broader and more informed public discussion of radio regulation, I've posted a preliminary discussion paper on my website, galbithink.org. The abstract and outline are below. I hope that even persons without particular expertise in radio will take time to think about these issues and discuss them. Douglas Galbi, FCC Senior Economist. Radio communications are going to be getting a major upgrade over the next few years. Hence, the way we regulate radio spectrum usage is going to have to be readdressed at some point. If we are not proative on the regulatory front, it will wind up slowing a series of major technological advances to a crawl. I think we can already start applying some of what has been learned from the Internet's collision with traditional media here.. Not to mention the effects of the Internet on telcos. Slashdot | Revolutionary Ideas for Radio Regulation |
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Stick a fork in it; 10 GigE is done -- but still too hot to eat |
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5:18 pm EDT, Jun 14, 2002 |
The first fiber-only Ethernet standard was approved Wednesday, opening the door for a new generation of Ethernet products. The IEEE 802.3 standards group gave the go-ahead to 802.3ae, a version of Ethernet that runs at 10 gigabits per second. Extreme Networks: "We will have a 10gbps module within the next few months." It will cost around $60,000. Stick a fork in it; 10 GigE is done -- but still too hot to eat |
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When 300 baud was the bomb |
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4:36 pm EDT, Jun 3, 2002 |
Back in the day, there were boards. Bulletin Board Systems. BBS's. No Net, no Web, no cyberspace, nothing. Just boards, and their ugly stepchildren, D-Dials. All strung together with phone lines, hand-rolled software, and 8-bit computers. No backbone, no hubs, no routers, no DNS tables. Just one computer picking up the phone, calling another, and having a little chat. Back in the day, phone prefixes mattered. Flat rate local calls meant the boards in your local zone were free --- not phree, which was different. I had a list of them posted on my wall, for a while, but soon enough I never really needed it. I knew my zone. 992, 667; 665; 464 --- they were my 'hood. Sometimes when I was feeling adventurous I might go beyond, out to the outer reaches of (201) --- none of that (908) crap back then --- but rarely farther. Go beyond (201), man, and you might, like, fall off the planet. None of that 908 crap?!? What is this guy talking about?!? 908 is where all the board were! It had the biggest local calling area in the United States! There were some good boards in 201, but 908 was where it was at.. All the boards I called were in 908, even thou I was in 609. Everything was local. This guy missed the real party. His "hood" was lame. 908 was the center of the BBS world, thats were all the non-pd boards were.. I know, I called everywhere in the state. 31337 908 4 3v3r! When 300 baud was the bomb |
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Google Keyboard Shortcuts |
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7:45 pm EDT, May 22, 2002 |
Cool... Now, just give me this for all memestreams navigation and I'll be super happy. Google Keyboard Shortcuts |
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HTTP Extensions for a Content-Addressable Web |
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3:50 pm EDT, May 21, 2002 |
"A particularly useful class of URI schemes are "Self-Verifiable URIs". These are URIs with which the URI itself can be used to verify that the content has been received intact. We also want URIs that are content-specific and can be independently generated by any host with the content. Finally, to show the intent that these addresses are location-independent, a URN scheme will be used.
Cryptographic hashes of the content provide the capabilities that we are looking for. For example we can take the SHA-1 hash of a piece of content and then encode it using Base32 to provide the following URN. urn:sha1:RMUVHIRSGUU3VU7FJWRAKW3YWG2S2RFB" Decius: This is awesome. I explained this concept to Jeremy about 6 months ago. Its whats needed to allow MemeStreams to be used to access and recommend p2p content. Glad I don't have to do it myself. :) Only issue is that they are looking for browser implementation. They can't rely on browsers. They need to build a driver that sits on top of your ethernet driver, looks for these urns, and modifies the access method appropriately... HTTP Extensions for a Content-Addressable Web |
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Open Digital Identity Project | PingID.org |
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11:58 pm EDT, May 7, 2002 |
Link courtesy of Decius PingID is looking to impliment a wide scale unified ID system that would be standards based enough to tie into just about anything you care to. Something I'd like to see, strong authentication for the masses, would be the next logical step. Open Digital Identity Project | PingID.org |
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9:42 am EST, Nov 21, 2001 |
Useful tools. Good page to bookmark. SamSpade.org Tools |
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CIA tried to listen to Soviets with eavesdropping feline |
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5:12 am EST, Nov 8, 2001 |
"LONDON--The CIA tried to uncover the Kremlin's deepest secrets during the 1960s by turning cats into walking bugging devices, recently declassified documents show." Decius: This is hillarious... I want schematics! Rattle: I want to make my own! CIA tried to listen to Soviets with eavesdropping feline |
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Salon.com Technology | High score |
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7:56 pm EST, Nov 7, 2001 |
Speed and cocaine appeared on the scene as gamers searched for longer play sessions through chemistry. In Thailand, police raid gaming cafes on a regular basis, looking for the amphetamines being slipped into the water to keep the customers up all night. Now THAT is funny. Salon.com Technology | High score |
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4:03 am EST, Nov 1, 2001 |
Interesting blog of innovative open source projects... sweetcode |
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