THE internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, “the grid” will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than two seconds.
The latest spin-off from Cern, the particle physics centre that created the web, the grid could also provide the kind of power needed to transmit holographic images; allow instant online gaming with hundreds of thousands of players; and offer high-definition video telephony for the price of a local call.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece
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It has been in use on an experimental bassis for several years now at several universities.It has been referred to as Internet 2 or SuperInternet.
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That looks promising. To me, that means I'll just get to die quicker playing COD4.
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So my dialup is now an eight track tape player? hehehehhe
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Great, that's just what we need--multiple competing Internets.
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Example: all those stolen laptops you've heard about? Well, why are they storing data on those laptops in the first place? If the user needs local physical storage, use an external drive located in a secured cabinet. If they need mobile access to that data, set up a VPN and let them connect to a remote server with strict permissions. -
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Ok let me be the 1st dummy to ask. What would be the affects on a very dangerous creature... A redneck with a computer and he knows how to turn it on??? If it were to go online tomorrow, would the average pc use be able to use it? Would specialize equipment be needed? or would it just convert over and the redneck would not know the difference except the Internet was way faster?
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I hear their naming it SEC Speed.
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Hence why you hear more about the employee mishaps vs the attacks and such that occur.Last edited: Apr 6, 2008 -
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FYI: For those of us with Cable, "High speed" Broadband already is very slow..:tongue2:
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Everyone who wants to complain about the speed of the Intertron here in the US needs to take a look at a map of the country. It takes a lot of money and a long time to upgrade all of that landmass.unluckyluciano likes this. -
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This news reminds me of the Disney ride at Epcot inside the ball thing...crap I forgot what its called now...shame on me I've been going to that ride for 20 years now....getting old...:sad:
EDIT: SPACESHIP EARTH thats it...but it was called something else when I was a kid I think....whatever. -
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This one is Spaceship Earth and its a slow ride but its cold in there and lets you sit back and relax after being in line most of the day. -
Meaning you could get virtual STDs. -
wow , when is this out????
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