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Towards a World Wide Grid? 105

Posted by samzenpus from the one-world-government dept.
Roland Piquepaille writes "In recent months, the concept of 'cloud computing' was all the buzz. European researchers think about another name, the World Wide Grid, which could run on top of the Internet. In an article to appear soon, ICT Results will report about the g-Eclipse project. As the scientists said, 'the g-Eclipse project aims to build an integrated workbench framework to access the power of existing Grid infrastructures. The framework will be built on top of the reliable eco-system of the Eclipse community to enable a sustainable development.' The project started in July 2006 and was successfully completed in June 2008 for a total cost of €2.5 million, including a EU contribution of €1.96 million."

Comment Re:The thing that absolutely amazes me... (Score 1) 3709

by jbabco (#25648019) Attached to: Barack Obama Wins US Presidency
The thing I don't understand is why folks seem disappointed with Obama's victory because things won't (or can't) change on the level he's proposing. Do they feel that McCain would be able to bring about this (or some equivalent amount of) change, and somehow Obama cannot? If the landscape for the next term is more or less fixed for either candidate, then why the disappointment? Isn't it enough to have a President who can inspire the populace (even with empty rhetoric) and accomplish little, rather than one who does not inspire and also accomplish little?
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Obama & McCain Conflicting On Net Neutrality 427

Posted by CmdrTaco from the of-course-they-do dept.
longacre writes "For all their incessant bickering in the first two presidential debates over conflicts of interest and government regulation, PopMech columnist Glenn Derene is puzzled that the candidates have yet to be challenged on a vital issue directly related to both those topics: Net neutrality. John McCain and Barack Obama have stated elsewhere their opposing views on the issue, with McCain being opposed to Net neutrality and favoring light regulation of the Internet, while Obama is in favor of neutrality and seeks Government involvement. In any case, since there is no standard accepted definition of 'network neutrality,' until the candidates elaborate on their positions (which they both declined to do for this piece, nor anywhere else so far, for that matter), 'both sides can make a credible case that they're the ones defending freedom of innovation and open communication.'"

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