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Comment Re:Anyone remember Xerox Park? (Score 1) 204

No, X was the follow on to W from Stanford. I doubt you ran X on a BLIT, but on a 630MTG, aka Son of a BLIT. I was one of the engineers that ported X to the 630. That was an awesome project, and we had an incredible team to do it. Our server out performed the USL X server, and all we had was a 10MHz 68000, while they had a 25MHz 386 with a 387.

Comment The Model is broken (Score 1) 343

The Internet worked on the assumption that a provider would be both a content source and sink. Comcast is just a sink. It doesn't have to worry about its behavior damaging its ability to distribute content on the Internet, as it has virtually none. Yes, I know that some people host on Comcast Business, but that accounts for a small percentage of the traffic flow.

Comment Key Reason (Score 4, Interesting) 634

Huge libraries of FORTRAN code have been formally proven. New FORTRAN code can be formally proven. Due the limitations of the language, it is possible to put the code through formal processes to prove the code is correct. In addition, again, as a benefit of those limitations, it is very easy to auto-parallelize FORTRAN code.

Comment Get OFF your freaking duffs! (Score 5, Informative) 227

You can still change this!

Start with filing your comment NOW at the FCC:

https://www.fcc.gov/comments

Click on 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet

Here is a sample to give you some inspiration:

"It has become time to classify Internet Service Providers as Title II Common Carriers. The possibilities for abuse are just too great otherwise. Failure to do so will cripple the future economic well being of the United States, stifle innovation, and limit the freedom of consumers to choose the content they desire."

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