Re: off-topic: historical query concerning the Internet bubble

2010-08-08 Thread Randy Bush
my memory is that he said doubling every nine months. Mine too. mo's too. i asked. randy

Re: off-topic: historical query concerning the Internet bubble

2010-08-08 Thread Andrew Odlyzko
Fascinating. Memories may be plastic (something that has been established scientifically), or else we may have yet another inconsistency to add to the pile of others. Is there any documentation about the doubling every nine months? I have never seen that particular claim emanating from anyone

Re: off-topic: historical query concerning the Internet bubble

2010-08-08 Thread Jared Mauch
One thing I have heard repeated about one large carrier is that only 10% of their network is used for their Internet product. The remainder of it is used for private leased lines (could also be someone running IP) or another carrier that is leasing a loop or tdm service from them. Jared Mauch

Google wants your Internet to be faster

2010-08-08 Thread Mark Boolootian
Cringely has a theory and it involves Google and Verizon, but it doesn't involve net neutrality: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/opinion/08cringeley.html?_r=2

Re: Google wants your Internet to be faster

2010-08-08 Thread Raymond Dijkxhoorn
Hi! Cringely has a theory and it involves Google and Verizon, but it doesn't involve net neutrality: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/opinion/08cringeley.html?_r=2 Woow this is fantactic news. Oh wait. Didnt Akamai invent this years ago? Bye, Raymond.

Re: Google wants your Internet to be faster

2010-08-08 Thread Philip Dorr
nytimes==troll (when it comes to technology) On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Raymond Dijkxhoorn raym...@prolocation.net wrote: Hi! Cringely has a theory and it involves Google and Verizon, but it doesn't involve net neutrality:  

Re: Google wants your Internet to be faster

2010-08-08 Thread Adam Armstrong
On 09/08/2010 00:21, Mark Boolootian wrote: Cringely has a theory and it involves Google and Verizon, but it doesn't involve net neutrality: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/opinion/08cringeley.html?_r=2 I'd assumed this would have been everyone's guess when the stories first appeared.

Re: Google wants your Internet to be faster

2010-08-08 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010, Raymond Dijkxhoorn wrote: Woow this is fantactic news. Oh wait. Didnt Akamai invent this years ago? I helped install my first Akamai cluster before year 2000 if I remember correctly. So it's at least a decade ago :P -- Mikael Abrahamssonemail: swm...@swm.pp.se