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The Twelve Networking Truths (1996)

• corndoge 8y ago
  (5) It is always possible to aglutenate multiple separate problems into a single complex interdependent solution. In most cases this is a bad idea. Ignored by every technical RFC on L2/3 networking published after this document
• arthurcolle 8y ago
  I learned a great word today - aglutenate
  • m-p-3 8y ago
    The word is misspelled, it's agglutinate.
    • fit2rule 8y ago
      .. otherwise known as 'glom'.
• pwaivers 8y ago
  > No matter how hard you push and no matter what the priority, you can't increase the speed of light. This reminds of one of favorite videos with the famous Grace Hopper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpsKnWZrJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpsKnWZrJ8. She visualizes the speed of light to aid family, students and generals.
  • misterprime 8y ago
    Awesome video. Thanks!
  • pasbesoin 8y ago
    Except by e.g. switching from fiber to microwave -- in certain constrained and financially motivated circumstances, such as regional and local transmission for the purpose of electronic trading. Or so I've read; not my thing. But it's a reminder not to take anything for granted -- not even "truths".
• pwaivers 8y ago
  > Every old idea will be proposed again with a different name and a different presentation, regardless of whether it works. Sounds like all modern JS frameworks :)
  • illiac_1962 8y ago
    That is nothing to smile about.
• illiac_1962 8y ago
  The twelve truths of systems development it seems. All of this applies to software.
• mwcremer 8y ago
  Fallacies of Distributed Computing 1. The network is reliable. 2. Latency is zero. 3. Bandwidth is infinite. 4. The network is secure. 5. Topology doesn't change. 6. There is one administrator. 7. Transport cost is zero. 8. The network is homogeneous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies_of_distributed_computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies_of_distributed_compu...