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Comment TCP congestion control research in FreeBSD (Score 5, Interesting) 143

by bcreane on Saturday September 14, 2013 @11:24PM (#44853529) Attached to: Feature-Rich FreeBSD 10 Alpha Released

FreeBSD hosts interesting work with respect to TCP congestion control. An earlier version (I think FreeBSD 8.0) introduced modular congestion control algorithms, and this version introduces CAIA Delay-Gradient (CDG) congestion control algorithm. The check in is here: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=252504, and an interesting (if slightly esoteric) slide deck is here: http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/84/slides/slides-84-iccrg-2.pdf.

Comment E-books and a defunct retailer? (Score 2) 330

by bcreane on Tuesday June 25, 2013 @09:17PM (#44107997) Attached to: Nook Failure, Lack of Foot Traffic Could Spell Doom For Barnes & Noble

Anyone care to speculate on what happens to all the e-books that B&N has sold if/when they go under? I know I don't "own" the books, rather I purchased some sort of licensing agreement which lets me view the books until ... when?

This is a huge and not often discussed down-side to e-books. Our first nook died a few weeks ago, I'll probably avoid purchasing another one for just this reason.

Microsoft Sends Flowers To Internet Explorer 6 Funeral 151

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday March 05, 2010 @03:08PM from the sorry-about-your-loss dept.

Several readers have written with a fun followup to yesterday's IE6 funeral. Apparently Microsoft, in a rare moment of self-jest, took the time to send flowers, condolences, and a promise to meet at MIX. The card reads: "Thanks for the good times IE6, see you all @ MIX when we show a little piece of IE Heaven. The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft."

94 New Species Described By CA Academy of Sciences 52

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @10:37PM from the what's-in-a-name dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences traversed four continents and two oceans to uncover 94 new species in 2009, proving that while sometimes in this digital age the world can feel like a small place, much of it has yet to be explored. Among the 94 discoveries were 65 arthropods, 14 plants, 8 fishes, 5 sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil mammal. Why does it matter? As Dr. David Mindell, Dean of Science and Research Collections at the Academy, explained, 'Humans rely on healthy ecosystems, made up of organisms and their environments. Creating a comprehensive inventory of life on our planet is critical for understanding and managing resources. Yet a great many life-forms remain to be discovered and described.'"

Higher-Order Perl Available For Free Download 68

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @07:56PM from the virtual-special-shelf dept.

Christopher Cashell writes "As noted on Perlbuzz, Mark Jason Dominus's amazing book, Higher-Order Perl, is now available for free download. This is a great book that goes way beyond your normal programming reference. This will change the way you look at programs, and make you a better programmer in any language. It sits on that special shelf reserved for books like Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, The C Programming Language, and The Practice of Programming."

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