Google to launch Fibre Networks
been there done that
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i remember the days before 56k, 4800baud, 2400baud.
also remember the first internet "browser" it was all text and it was called lynx
i also remember downloading the first graphical "web" browser... yeah that shit took a day to download and another 3-4 to figure out the correct winsock settings, etc to make it connect... only to find out you needed the exact webpage address to see anything :ROFL:
also remember the first internet "browser" it was all text and it was called lynx
i also remember downloading the first graphical "web" browser... yeah that shit took a day to download and another 3-4 to figure out the correct winsock settings, etc to make it connect... only to find out you needed the exact webpage address to see anything :ROFL:
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i remember the days before 56k, 4800baud, 2400baud.
also remember the first internet "browser" it was all text and it was called lynx
i also remember downloading the first graphical "web" browser... yeah that shit took a day to download and another 3-4 to figure out the correct winsock settings, etc to make it connect... only to find out you needed the exact webpage address to see anything :ROFL:
also remember the first internet "browser" it was all text and it was called lynx
i also remember downloading the first graphical "web" browser... yeah that shit took a day to download and another 3-4 to figure out the correct winsock settings, etc to make it connect... only to find out you needed the exact webpage address to see anything :ROFL:
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talk to oldman for those stories. because there wasn't anything good about those days nor did i say those were the good ole days.
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With increased capacity comes increased usage. People will start streaming 40mbps videos to their multiple computers and TVs and then the system will still shit itself.
I for one want more capacity, but it's just going to end up back in the toilet because of programmers over-reliance on excess. I mean H.264 development probably wouldn't even have come about if this were present in the past and I personally fear what it will hurt in the future.
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Though, if it could end lossy content, that would be nice. Still I'd rather have more people involved in lossless standards than drop it because the network can handle it :happysad:
I for one want more capacity, but it's just going to end up back in the toilet because of programmers over-reliance on excess. I mean H.264 development probably wouldn't even have come about if this were present in the past and I personally fear what it will hurt in the future.
:edit:
Though, if it could end lossy content, that would be nice. Still I'd rather have more people involved in lossless standards than drop it because the network can handle it :happysad:
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With increased capacity comes increased usage. People will start streaming 40mbps videos to their multiple computers and TVs and then the system will still shit itself.
I for one want more capacity, but it's just going to end up back in the toilet because of programmers over-reliance on excess. I mean H.264 development probably wouldn't even have come about if this were present in the past and I personally fear what it will hurt in the future.
:edit:
Though, if it could end lossy content, that would be nice. Still I'd rather have more people involved in lossless standards than drop it because the network can handle it :happysad:
I for one want more capacity, but it's just going to end up back in the toilet because of programmers over-reliance on excess. I mean H.264 development probably wouldn't even have come about if this were present in the past and I personally fear what it will hurt in the future.
:edit:
Though, if it could end lossy content, that would be nice. Still I'd rather have more people involved in lossless standards than drop it because the network can handle it :happysad:
But thats exactly the kind of growth we want. With these new issues comes new solutions. For example, 20 years ago no one could have imagined we'd be streaming HD movies, or, watching HD at all with the speeds at that time. If a system 'shits itself' then engineers come up with solutions to better address the problem.
By the way, the 40 mbps multiple streams doesn't just come from home users watching things for pleasure. Doctors would benefit immensely if they could get streaming video from a patient, what if there are a collection of doctors all trying to get data? That is just one example, both the economy and quality of life for people would greatly improve if we had greater capacity and we are always attempting to max it out.
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But thats exactly the kind of growth we want. With these new issues comes new solutions. For example, 20 years ago no one could have imagined we'd be streaming HD movies, or, watching HD at all with the speeds at that time. If a system 'shits itself' then engineers come up with solutions to better address the problem.
By the way, the 40 mbps multiple streams doesn't just come from home users watching things for pleasure. Doctors would benefit immensely if they could get streaming video from a patient, what if there are a collection of doctors all trying to get data? That is just one example, both the economy and quality of life for people would greatly improve if we had greater capacity and we are always attempting to max it out.
By the way, the 40 mbps multiple streams doesn't just come from home users watching things for pleasure. Doctors would benefit immensely if they could get streaming video from a patient, what if there are a collection of doctors all trying to get data? That is just one example, both the economy and quality of life for people would greatly improve if we had greater capacity and we are always attempting to max it out.
We already know better ways to connect computers to the internet but they are just not in heavy use (IE Fiber to everyone's house.) I feel that forcing a focus on infrastructure and away from server/client side solutions in the end will be wasteful and also move us towards "The Cloud"
I couldn't care less about the business sector's internet (including dotors) as generally it's upkeep is left to 90% managers who don't know what they are doing or don't care and 10% people who could probably improve it and aren't allowed.