Why Smart Agents Are A Dumb Idea
Clay Shirky: From June 1999; Why Smart Agents Are A Dumb Idea [Tomalak’s Realm]
Archive for the ‘misc’ Category.
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Don’t leave home without it.
It can be ignored/overridden by IE6, however.
Busier Networks Create Smoother Traffic, Says Bell Labs
Information Week: Busier Networks Create Smoother Traffic Flow, Says Bell Labs. Conventional wisdom held that the busiest networks would experience even more “bursty” behavior, requiring larger packet buffers to help Internet routers manage traffic volatility. But Bell Labs’ research shows the opposite is true: High-capacity networks have more regular traffic. [Tomalak’s Realm]
The Myth of “Internet Time”
MIT Technology Review: The Myth of “Internet Time”. Andrew Odlyzko. Internet time appeared to give special power to the first-mover advantage. A company that could quickly establish itself as a pets portal, for example, might be able to gain a high enough market share to discourage competition. [Tomalak’s Realm]
They have a webcam at the top of the Empire State Building
Hey check this out. They have a webcam at the top of the Empire State Building. [Scripting News]
“All your base are belong to us”
The Register (with pictures):
Where did the sentence “All your base are belong to us” come from?
It is an old Sega Megadrive game called Zero Wing….
two URLs have come out as the leaders in this saga. They are here (the story) and here (the pics). Enjoy. Actually, this must be the best FAQ on the Net.
Woodie’s Office Watch: Office XP pros & cons
Woodie’s Office Watch:
Office XP pros & cons. [via Scripting News]
Robotic Moths May Fly Around Mars
Robotic Moths May Fly Around Mars. New Scientist has an article
about small robotic fliers. The Entomopter is being developed by Robert
Michelson (and his design team at Georgia Tech) and is an aero-moth-bot that uses a
reciprocating chemical muscle to flap it’s wings up to 30 times a
second. It looks like they received part of their funding under DARPA so their web page isn’t updated
anymore, but it’s still worth checking out. Makes you wonder how far
the design has progressed since then. Wouldn’t it be cool if they’d
sell these things as toys. :-)
[robots.net]
Hot Grits for your Robot
Hot Grits for your Robot. FreeIO.org has released complete
design information for Grits, a
PC104-format, programmable I/O board under the GNU GPL
license. The board is based on the Lattice
ispLSI2096E-100LQ128 CPLD IC. Expect to see low-cost versions of the
board available in the future from manufacturers. Anyone interested in
using the design may download complete specs,
schematics, CAD files, and CPDL files from the FreeIO web site. Work is
now underway on a Linux device driver for the board. [robots.net]
