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Comment Re:Network meltdown due to hub cross-connects (Score 4, Interesting) 305

According to CCNA Sem 1, a hub is a multiport repeater that operates in layer 1. A switch is a multiport bridge that operates in layer 2. I thought these definitions are universally accepted and used, until I used non-Cisco devices. I now have to refer to L2 and L3 switches even if CCNA taught me that these are switches and routers, respectively.

Comment I did! (Score 1) 142

As a researcher, it will make my life easier in case I move on to studying Facebook. Everything in there is publicly available.

According to the README file, the download contains the following:

The script used to generate these files (v1)
The script that will be used for the second pass (v2)
The full URLs to every profile
All names, including duplicates
All names, no duplicates
All names, no duplicates but with a count
All first names (with count)
All last names (with count)
All first initial last name (with count)
All first name last initial (with count)

Submission + - xkcd commemorates Geocities' demise (xkcd.com)

ianalis writes: xkcd commemorates Yahoo! Geocities' demise today by changing the look of the site to be more like a typical Geocities-hosted site.

Comment Re:Six degrees of separation (Score 2, Interesting) 245

To be pedantic, that is true unless there is an isolated cluster of humans and the most likely case that would happen is if there is an undiscovered (by someone in the spanning cluster) and isolated civilization somewhere. Also, the six degrees of separation is the average path length and not the diameter of the network. Nevertheless, six degrees of separation is an excellent argument against suspecting people solely due to association with "terrorists."

Comment Re:Coverage (Score 1) 54

No problem with the coverage here in the Philippines. Up to just recently, my research is on remote control of scientific and biomedical devices over IP networks including GSM, 2.5G and 3G networks. We were able to do telemicroscopy using a phone. We're now in the second year of a grant to design and deploy telehealth devices to underserved areas. If everything works as expected, it would surely help a lot of people and personally give me a lot of satisfaction.

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