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New Algorithm Boosts Network Efficiency 114

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 28, 2008 @10:35AM from the more-is-better dept.

palegray.net writes "Researchers at the University of California have developed a new network routing algorithm that has the potential to significantly boost Internet traffic routing efficiency. This new approach focuses on the needs of dynamic networks, where connections are frequently transient. From the article: 'What the team did with their new routing algorithm, according to Savage's student Kirill Levchenko, was to reduce the "communication overhead" of route computation — by an order of magnitude.' For the technically inclined, the full research publication (PDF) is available."

Quebec Govt Sued For Ignoring Free Software 388

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 28, 2008 @02:58AM from the what-about-the-cheap-stuff dept.

Mathieu Lutfy writes "The CBC is reporting that 'Quebec's open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company's products rather than using free alternatives. ... Government buyers are using an exception in provincial law that allows them to buy directly from a proprietary vendor when there are no options available, but Facil said that loophole is being abused and goes against other legal requirements to buy locally.' The group also has a press release in English."

The Power Grid Can't Handle Wind Farms 681

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 27, 2008 @07:09PM from the gone-with-the-wind dept.

DesScorp writes "The Times reports on the problems of adding wind farms to the power grid. Because of the grid's old design, it can't handle the various spikes that wind farms sometimes have, and there's no efficient way to currently move massive amounts of that power from one section of the country to the other. Further complicating things is the fact that under current laws, power grid regulation is a state matter, and the Federal government has comparatively little authority over it right now. Critics are calling for federal authority over the grid, and massive new construction of 'superhighways' to share the wind power wealth nationally. Quoting the article, 'The dirty secret of clean energy is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.'"

Comment Re:Nevada (Score 1) 439

by Nzeanzo on Saturday September 08, 2007 @05:57PM (#20523571) Attached to: Help Find Steve Fossett

One scenario this solution will not resolve, is if Steve had pitched his plane into a body of water - into one of the hundreds of small lakes in this area :/ What about infrared imaging? Perhaps this area is just too large to reliably search this way. And of course, it would pick up wild mammals too.

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