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The myth of interference.

The myth of interference. 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Salon: The myth of interference.

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interference 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
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Slashdotted 12/19/2004 03:20 PM
Visitors to Loosely Coupled will have found the site slow or totally unresponsive yesterday from about noon GMT because ...

Being Slashdotted

Being Slashdotted 03/11/2003 09:43 AM

Being Slashdotted

Demitrious, the contract Sys Admin (he's awesome, just awesome) who works with me on stuff, tells what he did to help the server stand up today.  [_Go_]

Oh God I've Been Slashdotted

Oh God I've Been Slashdotted 03/11/2003 09:43 AM

Oh God I've Been Slashdotted

Ack!  Foo!  Run in circles, scream and shout!

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Slashdotted twice removed

Slashdotted twice removed 03/19/2003 10:41 PM

An essay I wrote over seven months ago got 300 hits in the past 24 hours.  This was due to a mention at the bottom of a lengthy and compelling rant by Joe Gregorio.  Which was mentioned third out of a list of three items in a blog entry by Tim Bray.  Which was mentioned by Slashdot.

While this doesn't guarantee that anybody actually read my essay yesterday, it does provide an indication that a large number of people actually read every word of Joe's and Tim's.

loaf gets slashdotted

loaf gets slashdotted 08/17/2004 07:36 PM
i forgot what a cesspool /. is. glad to see the project get some attention though

Tablet PC Guy Gets Slashdotted

Tablet PC Guy Gets Slashdotted 07/07/2004 04:44 AM
Tablet PC Group Weblogger Philip Su, co-author of Building Tablet PC Applications and who also happens to be the software development manager on the Tablet team, was Slashdotted Saturday. There is a growing desire by his readers to see some “insider” tablet tips, so to speak - perhaps he will oblige.Oh, ya. Now Phillip has been “Gnomed,” too, in addition to being “Slashdotted.” :o)

Congrats to Om for being Slashdotted

Congrats to Om for being Slashdotted 05/08/2004 11:04 PM
The SlashDot Effect.

I had only read about the SlashDot Effect, popularly known as Slashdotted. I had never experienced it first hand. While I was away in Los Angeles, this story about the Linksys gateway, which did the rounds in the blogsphere via Engadget, Gizmodo, Boing Boing , Broadband Reports and a couple of other sites, was picked up by SlashDot. (Broke the Blogdex top 50 for the first time as well.)I had no idea that my innocuous little post could stir up such reaction. Oh well … power of the Internet first hand.

Next thing I know (rather I did not know) the traffic to the website went crazy, and quickly site was “off the air.” Apparently, the number of hits to the page created log files which tipped me over the available disk space on the server, and the index page became unavailable. Well managed to fix this problem, but it is becoming increasingly evident that it is time to go for a higher end web hosting company. Which is a problem because that is going to cost money, and well given that GigaOM is more of a hobby, I am wondering out aloud about what to do next. Suggestions and ideas are always welcome.

[Om Malik on Broadband]

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Speaking of Clay Shirky - we got Shirkydotted last Septemeber when he mentioned the PeopleAggregator. I had dropped a subtle hint of it's existence and he immediately picked up on it.

But that was nothing like the real Slashdottin g we received when Richard McManus' article/interview of me went live, and first Doc and Xeni/BoingBoing picked it up and then within an hour - BAM.

Down on our knees begging for forgiveness for days.

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Slashdotted 03/13/2003 10:26 AM

NPR on Radio Interference

NPR on Radio Interference 05/26/2004 12:09 PM
NPR reports on interference among legitimate radio uses: Morning Edition reports on conflicts between legitimate uses, such as a baby monitor poorly made that was appearing on military and AM/FM radio (they pulled the monitor off the market). It also explains how broadband-over-powerlines (BPL) might have an impact on licensed amateur radio. The excellent report covers how the FCC is improving its testing methods to observe interference....

Wi-Fi fudge will allow interference

Wi-Fi fudge will allow interference 08/05/2004 10:37 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 5 2004 2:53PM GMT

Wimax To Be Hampered By 3g And Wi-fi
Interference

Wimax To Be Hampered By 3g And Wi-fi
Interference 06/28/2004 05:01 AM
ewirelessnews Jun 28 2004 9:02AM GMT

Electrical (Standards) Interference

Electrical (Standards) Interference 04/02/2005 03:25 PM

HomePlu g AV is near--but so are three other standards: Frustrating, isn't it, that just when you hear the news that the electrical networking standard HomePlug is about to be revised from version 1.0 to AV (11 Mbps to 200 Mbps!) that three other standards could split the marketplace and thus doom it in the same way that the excellent HomeRF standard sunk beneath the waters by failing to reach the market fast enough with speedy bandwidth.

PC World reports that HomePlug AV will be ratified in June and be built into settop boxes and other devices. With a raw 200 Mbps design, it should deliver at least 100 Mbps of actual net throughput, enough to stream multiple video signals across your home's wiring. It's also designed to work with Broadband over Powerline (BPL) equipment, although I'm finding that increasingly unlikely to be deployed in the U.S. based on power utility statements. (Anti-municipal telecom/broadband bills would make it impossible for private utilities to deploy BPL, too.)

The United Powerline Association unfortunately has a competing spec that won't interoperate. And then HomePlug has a low-power control protocol they're working on as does Z-Wave.

The article unfortunately quotes the New Millennium Research Council, a group that I have written about extensively here because of their parent company, Issue Dynamics, which is a PR firm that represents incumbent telco and cable operators. The NRMC is oddly 100-percent behind BPL, and if you look at Issue Dynamics's client list, you find that Edison Electric Institute and Virginia Power are represented in their client list; Pacific Gas & Electric was a former client.

So keep your scorecard straight: utilities offering broadband is a bad idea when they are owned by municipalities, but an entirely good idea when private companies own the utilities. And allowing municipal utilities to allow private companies to offer broadband over their electrical lines would be bad, too.

Interference to Pose Problems

Interference to Pose Problems 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
An analyst from the Aberdeen Group suggests that interference will become a major problem next year: As more hot spots pop up, they are more likely to interfere with each other, degrading the user experience. He says that the only solution will be for governments to open up more spectrum and thus more channels for Wi-Fi so networks have less chance of interfering with each other....

Add a Cordless Phone, but Not
Interference

Add a Cordless Phone, but Not
Interference 04/22/2004 01:02 AM
New York Times Apr 22 2004 5:05AM GMT

Google Gmail hit by US Senate
interference

Google Gmail hit by US Senate
interference 05/28/2004 04:57 AM
Silicon.com May 28 2004 8:37AM GMT

Nextel's radio interference plan--a
tough call

Nextel's radio interference plan--a
tough call 04/20/2004 08:43 PM
The company's proposal to clear the way for police radios is running into potentially deal-killing static.

Regulators to end interference with
public safety communication systems

Regulators to end interference with
public safety communication systems 07/10/2004 12:44 PM
Canadian Press Jul 10 2004 4:16PM GMT

Internet Access Over Power Lines Creates
Radio Interference

Internet Access Over Power Lines Creates
Radio Interference 05/08/2004 01:20 PM
VOA May 8 2004 5:17PM GMT

Tenet Urges CIA to Resist Outsiders'
Interference (Los Angeles Times)

Tenet Urges CIA to Resist Outsiders'
Interference (Los Angeles Times) 07/09/2004 05:15 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — At a time when U.S. intelligence failures have prompted calls for sweeping reform, outgoing CIA Director George J. Tenet on Thursday delivered a farewell address to agency employees, urging them to resist unnecessary or unwanted changes.

Broadband over power lines causes
interference, claim US radio hams

Broadband over power lines causes
interference, claim US radio hams 01/08/2004 08:27 PM
Computer Weekly Jan 8 2004 7:07AM ET

Regulators amend Nextel deal to clear up
public safety interference

Regulators amend Nextel deal to clear up
public safety interference 12/24/2004 12:40 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 23 2004 2:14AM GMT

Director of The Science Advisory Board
to Present RNA Interference Technology
Research Insights

Director of The Science Advisory Board
to Present RNA Interference Technology
Research Insights 04/07/2005 02:52 AM
On Monday Tamara Zemlo, Ph.D., MPH, Executive Director of The Science Advisory Board, presented an overview of RNA interference research opportunities at the Emerging Technologies for Drug Discovery Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Her talk, “RNA Interference Technology: Challenges and Opportunities,” provided life science researchers with insights into the types of products and services required to support functional genomics research, and was based upon a survey conducted by BioInformatics, LLC (http://www.gene2drug.com), an Arlington, VA-based market research and consulting firm. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]

Powell Opposes Internet Phone
Regulation: Government Interference
Could Stifle Developing Technology, FCC
Chie

Powell Opposes Internet Phone
Regulation: Government Interference
Could Stifle Developing Technology, FCC
Chie 12/02/2003 03:01 AM
Washington Post Dec 2 2003 2:53AM ET

The Obesity Myth

The Obesity Myth 04/28/2004 02:29 PM
Time to blow the whistle. Is the "obesity epidemic" a medical emergency, or a big fat lie? Paul Campos says it's time to tell the truth.

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.3

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.3 06/25/2004 03:51 PM
An update to the Myth III game as distributed by MacSoft and Take-Two Interactive.

The Google myth

The Google myth 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
Search Beyond Google outlines newer search engines' challenges to Google and they all seem to be based upon different approaches...

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.5b1

Myth II: Soulblighter 1.5b1 04/09/2004 04:07 PM
An update to Myth II: Soulblighter to fix issues surrounding OS 10.3 (Panther).

IT Myth 6: IT doesn't scale

IT Myth 6: IT doesn't scale 08/13/2004 06:17 PM
At one time or another, nearly every kind of information technology has been judged and found wanting. The failures are often summed up in that most damning of epithets: ?It doesn?t scale.? The reason, of course, is that at one time or another, for one reason or another, every kind of information technology has failed to scale.

The QWERTY Myth

The QWERTY Myth 05/11/2004 12:05 PM
an old Economist piece explains how the famous market failure example is false

The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom

The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom 04/22/2004 01:33 PM

The scalability myth

The scalability myth 08/19/2004 12:45 AM

At one time or another, nearly every kind of information technology has been judged and found wanting. The failures are often summed up in that most damning of epithets: "It doesn't scale." The reason, of course, is that at one time or another, for one reason or another, every kind of information technology has failed to scale.

Unfortunately for the victims tarred with that brush, scalability is a wildly imprecise term. Applications may be expected to scale up to massive server farms or scale down to handsets. And size is only one axis of scalability. Others include bandwidth, transactional intensity, service availability, transitivity of trust, query performance, and the human comprehensibility of source code or end-user information display.

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It's tempting to conclude that the decentralized, loosely coupled Web architecture is intrinsically scalable. Not so. We've simply learned -- and are still learning -- how to mix those ingredients properly. Formats and protocols that people can read and write enhance scalability along the human axis. Caching and load-balancing techniques help us with bandwidth and availability. But some kinds of problems will always require a different mix of ingredients. Microsoft has consolidated its internal business applications, for example, onto a single instance of SAP. In this case, the successful architecture is centralized and tightly coupled.

For any technology, the statement "X doesn't scale" is a myth. The reality is that there are ways X can be made to scale and ways to screw up trying. Understanding the possibilities and avoiding the pitfalls requires experience that doesn't (yet) come in a box. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

Based on the reaction so far, it seems like this piece went over well. It's so nice to be able to track reactions that way. ...

"The Megapixel Myth "

"The Megapixel Myth " 05/02/2004 09:08 PM

RFID: Hit or Myth?

RFID: Hit or Myth? 02/11/2004 04:26 PM
Extreme Tech Feb 11 2004 8:06PM GMT

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.2b1

Myth III: The Wolf Age 1.2b1 12/02/2003 01:48 AM
The world of Myth is on the brink of destruction and you must lead your tribe to fight back. New demo!

The upgradability myth

The upgradability myth 12/02/2003 01:26 PM
Since the introduction of the original iMac in 1998, there has been complaints that Apple's consumer models are not upgradable. It's true, aside from memory, hard drive space and optical drives, that there isn't much upgrading that can be done internally to an eMac or iMac. It is also true that most consumers almost never upgrade anything other than the memory or hard drive space on their computers.

Is Consolidation A Myth?

Is Consolidation A Myth? 12/23/2003 02:45 AM
Thought provoking piece over at Always-On suggesting that al l this fear about consolidation killing off competition is a big myth. While there are plenty of examples of companies buying up each other (and even areas where there are fewer companies within a specific space than before) consumers have more choice than ever before, leading to better products and lower prices. Sure, it may seem like there are big media conglomerates, but there are also plenty of independent websites that give people choice. Sure, there may be fewer small local banks, but there are plenty more banks that have expanded from other areas to serve a large population. Basically, what appears to be happening is that the regional companies are being eaten up, but there's plenty of competition on a global basis. Of course, there are still some exceptions (I'm still limited in my broadband connection choice, for instance), but these might be temporary monopolies, rather than a permanent state of affairs. I'm not sure it's completely true, but I do think some fears about consolidation everywhere are overblown.

The Myth of Dot-Com Seasonality

The Myth of Dot-Com Seasonality 12/28/2004 11:18 AM
Seasonality still matters despite the sequential gains of many fast-growing dot-com upstarts.
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