ROM-DOS Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 Machines and objects to overtake humans on the Internet Monday, November 21, 2005 Machines will overtake humans to become the biggest users of the Internet in a brave new world of electronic sensors, smart homes, and tags that track users Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 sooo, the net will take over the net? *confused* googlenet is already doing it! "Google is looking for Strategic Negotiator candidates with experience in...(i)dentification, selection, and negotiation of dark fiber contracts both in metropolitan areas and over long distances as part of development of a global backbone network," the posting reads in part. "Dark fiber" refers to fiber-optic cable that's already been laid, but is not yet in use. Thousands of miles of dark fiber are available in the United States, but there have been few takers because of the high costs of making it operational. A Google representative declined to elaborate on the job posting. Still, the posting offers a glimpse into Google's bandwidth needs over the coming years, indicating some prodigious internal projections. Although it's still rare for companies to buy significant amounts of fiber on their own, it's not unheard of among companies with exceptional data demands, such as banks. So buying and developing fiber now could well be nothing more than a strategy for cutting costs down the road. But the move also raises some tantalizing thoughts, including the long-shot chance that the company is laying the groundwork to jump into the telecommunications business. The posting was reported by Light Reading, a Web site that tracks the optical networking industry. If Google were to build its own global or national fiber network, the project would likely cost billions of dollars and take years to implement, an investment that would be hard to justify based on the networking needs of most companies. Renting "lit" fiber from carriers is generally a cheaper, and therefore preferred, way to go. Google is thought to be a shrewd judge of computing value, having built its widely admired infrastructure on the back of low-budget server clusters. At the same time, curious geeks have long pondered the apparent mismatch between its service demands and the reputed scale of its computing resources. More here: http://news.com.com/Google+wants+dark+fiber/2100-1034_3-5537392.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 resistance is futile, you will be assimilated. - 14 of 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 resistance is futile, you will be assimilated. - 14 of 35 You're cute, but 7 of 9 is my fav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted November 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 I'm still thinkin' [glow=red,2,300]The Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha you made me laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted November 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 Check out the [glow=red,2,300]Gates of Hell[/glow] . . .if you dare!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggr3 Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 Check out the [glow=red,2,300]Gates of Hell[/glow] . . .if you dare!! aahhh....yes ...I've actually been there...it's a small town in southern Mich.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 Glow text looks funny in Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkill10 Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 maybe they will take over the nuclear arsenal and hold us all hostage or for slaves, cleaning the dust off there processors and memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calgon Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 cylons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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