Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
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Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#2What is buffer bloat and how do old routers contribute, how did new routers fix it?
Also I didn’t realize broadcasters can sell their frequencies and it can be used for non broadcasting uses such as data? Is that true?
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#3*Microsoft’s concentration is on: 1) Azure; 2) Azure services like storage and — to some extent — Office 365; 3) Microsoft Office, and: 4) Windows.
If something is your fourth priority it might as well not be on the list.
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#4What is buffer bloat and how do old routers contribute, how did new routers fix it? Also I didn’t realize broadcasters can sell their frequencies and it can be used for non broadcasting uses such as data? Is that true?
1) Buffer bloat is an issue where too-large packet buffers break congestion control in TCP by storing packets that otherwise would be discarded and thus hiding the bandwidth bottleneck from the sender. Can be fixed by adjusting buffer usage appropriately, and mitigated by better control algorithms.
2) They can't just sell their frequencies as they like, but to make more spectrum available for data the FCC organized an auction allowing them to do so.
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#5What is buffer bloat and how do old routers contribute, how did new routers fix it? Also I didn’t realize broadcasters can sell their frequencies and it can be used for non broadcasting uses such as data? Is that true?
From wikipedia:
> Some communications equipment manufacturers designed unnecessarily large buffers into some of their network products. In such equipment, bufferbloat occurs when a network link becomes congested, causing packets to become queued for long periods in these oversized buffers. In a first-in first-out queuing system, overly large buffers result in longer queues and higher latency, and do not improve network throughput.
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#6I've wondered for years now, who is the woman in the image with Cringely? Partner, coauthor, wife, daughter, model? (To be clear, I don't want someone to DOX her, just curious as to her relationship to Cringely's web site.)
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#7I've wondered for years now, who is the woman in the image with Cringely? Partner, coauthor, wife, daughter, model? (To be clear, I don't want someone to DOX her, just curious as to her relationship to Cringely's web site.)
It has a similar vibe to this box cover from the 70's: https://www.le.ac.uk/press/press/mastermind1.jpg
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#8I've wondered for years now, who is the woman in the image with Cringely? Partner, coauthor, wife, daughter, model? (To be clear, I don't want someone to DOX her, just curious as to her relationship to Cringely's web site.)
Google image search guesses that it's his wife. It has no cited source for this information though.
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#9Whatever ISPs will do with no more net neutrality (assuming its not overturned by Congress) may affect the prediction about streaming. Guessing what this will result in is impossible.
Re: Why do I do this to myself? Bob's first predictions for 2018 – I, Cringely
#10*Microsoft’s concentration is on: 1) Azure; 2) Azure services like storage and — to some extent — Office 365; 3) Microsoft Office, and: 4) Windows. If something is your fourth priority it might as well not be on the list.
I sure hope my government still adresses things after #3 on their to do lists.