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I never understand what's so wrong about the "series of tubes" metaphor. A tube connects something to something else, and it has the same characteristics like b
by pa5tabear 13y ago
I never understand what's so wrong about the "series of tubes" metaphor. A tube connects something to something else, and it has the same characteristics like bandwidth, travel time, connections/splits, etc.
And isn't a good amount of the internet infrastructure guarded by conduit? Literally making it a series of tubes...
- leeoniya 13y agoyeah, the same comparison is often used to explain current & voltage in electronics. i guess in his case, it was bandwidth being discussed, so it's quite appropriate.
- BlackDeath3 13y agoI've been wondering this lately as well. It just seems like another excuse for technically-oriented people to laugh at non-technically-oriented people.
- justin66 13y ago> It just seems like another excuse for technically-oriented people to laugh at non-technically-oriented people. With Ted Stephens, it's probably more accurate to say that it was one more reason to dislike someone who a lot of people already had a lot of reasons to dislike.