2010-03-10, 21:02 | Link #6482 | |
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American end-users could see a big difference in Internet speeds with existing technologies, but the ISPs don't want to invest in the equipment. Look at this chart for what is possible, versus the service end-users are getting. |
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2010-03-11, 01:05 | Link #6483 | |
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But, to be fair to the customers, most providers still aren't doing enough. Not that long ago I was working for (as in, was the sysadmin for) a company providing DSL out to customers spread out over a rural, mountainous region. It is among the MOST expensive regions to provide service for, and yet this company was highly profitable while providing 4Mbps/1Mbps DSL to nearly every single one of their customers. I'm currently in a much more populated area services by one of the largest telcos, and they can't be bothered to provide better than 1.5 Mbps here due to poor planning (and this is relatively *new* to the area--it was dial-up not long before!). With any luck, though, these giant routers will have a trickle down effect: More bandwidth at the backbone means cheaper upstream bandwidth for the companies attached, which means lower prices and more bandwidth for customers... which means more expectation of reasonable levels of bandwidth within the populous in general.
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2010-03-11, 07:08 | Link #6485 | |
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2010-03-11, 09:36 | Link #6486 | ||
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China to build fast railway network around Eurasia within 10 years
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2010-03-11, 09:41 | Link #6487 | |
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Japanese protest ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
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2010-03-11, 12:39 | Link #6489 | |
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But wild catch is always better... Still, I'm glad that bluefin tuna sushi is still available
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2010-03-11, 13:48 | Link #6490 |
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The difference between great visions and reality is more often then not feasibility. The EMUs will be the cheap part in this project, the truely costly part is the high speed railway network.
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2010-03-11, 14:13 | Link #6491 | |
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On the other hand, the Northern route will face mostly political challenges, as the Russians have to balance their desire to upgrade infrastructure and develop the Far East with the concern of Chinese migrations in their territory and the need to change their gauge. Notice that such an overhaul of the Russian railways network would also open it to Western Europe, with consecutive benefits (as well as concerns). Regarding the costs of building the network, as long as there is a need for connection and a political will to address it, I have little concerns, as high speed railways have already been demonstrated as the optimal solution: cheaper than high ways or even large roads, speed second only to airplane, capacity second to high sea freighting. More so, most if not all the technologies not only exist but are already applied widely.
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2010-03-11, 15:14 | Link #6492 | |
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2010-03-11, 15:49 | Link #6493 |
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Yes, this will allow China to project power well beyond its borders, a capability they currently lack. Of course that might not be the intent of the people behind it, but even if it isn't, will it stay that way? Though on the other hand, a pan-Eurasian high speed rail system could mean great things for the economies of central Asian states.
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2010-03-11, 22:33 | Link #6496 |
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"The international anti-piracy patrol has admitted that it is now pursuing a policy of
hunting down and destroying pirate mother ships. Several recent incidents, that resulted in the destruction of mother ships, indicated that this was the case. But now this has been confirmed, along with the warning that even if there is not enough evidence to prosecute the pirates, the mother ship will be destroyed, and the crew dumped on a Somali beach." See: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/hts.../20100311.aspx |
2010-03-11, 23:04 | Link #6497 |
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I'm not surprised by this turn of events. The pirates caused so much trouble that those with substantial economic interests in the shipping routes could no longer dismiss their behavior as a form of corruption. Skimming a bit off the top is one thing, but it had become difficult to reliably do business.
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2010-03-12, 00:45 | Link #6499 | |
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