#computing #networking #history #retrocomputing
1500 bytes is a bit out there as numbers go, or at least it seems that way if you touch computers for a living. It’s not a power of two or anywhere close, it’s suspiciously base-ten-round, and computers don’t care all that much about base ten, so how did we get here?
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/sn2010-linux-hacking-switchdev
A research team "looked into differences in internet infrastructures in democratic and authoritarian states." "The characteristic pattern: In authoritarian states, more influential internet service providers are predominantly state-owned, whereas in democracies they are largely privatized. Moreover, when autocratic countries have foreign internet service providers, these are usually owned by other authoritarian states."
"A major contribution of the study is its examination of 'transit networks', the networks that forward data traffic onwards.""Since transit networks are invisible to ordinary users, states can use these networks to surveil and censor content without being held accountable for this action."
"In authoritarian states, a significantly higher proportion of data traffic is routed through state-owned transit networks. The opposite is true in democratic countries, where the most influential transit networks are mainly owned by private providers."
"The researchers speak of recognizable clusters of technological cooperation between authoritarian states."
Ceding to demands can alert other hackers, with no guarantee access will be granted
Probably people are so crazy about #Bluesky as it feels to them like old #Twitter, and it does indeed. You may like this vibe or not. The #Fediverse on the other hand feels like a new way of #social #networking, a completely different experience and I actually appreciate this.
And then, there are those precious few moments, you see some stupid shit on the #social #networking #stuff .... and...
Because of reasons, you actually have to buy the fscking thing, for real...
Where it started, more or less:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcu3me4wbfQ
Water Rocket! Sprinkler Toy
How it's going (include amazon search here).
It was about 18€ for me overall (incl shipping, lets say, maybe 20 bucks overall in us)..
And the grandchildren of my landlord-neighbour (3yrs and 1yr rn) will absolutely love it in the upcoming year......
It was _just_ a day to late for this years summer season....
Heck, i'm an adult .. i can wait half a year to have fun with it and them. ;)
Wi-Fi extenders (basically just adding a remote router connected by an Ethernet cable, or even just Wi-Fi) are, on paper at least, quite appealing. And why wouldn’t they be? Who doesn’t like an inexpensive solution to a complex problem? Fifty bucks or less to finally get Wi-Fi all the way across your house or out to the corner of the patio where your hammock is set up sounds like a great deal.
And while, in some cases, a Wi-Fi extender can be a useful and economical solution to your Wi-Fi issues, it’s largely a band-aid slapped over bigger problems with your network. They introduce latency, airwave congestion, and impact your overall network bandwidth and user experience.
For the vast majority of people, but especially those in a large or sprawling home, switching to a mesh Wi-Fi system is a massive upgrade in Wi-Fi technology, overall power, and coverage. That’s because far too many people are using really old stand-alone traditional routers and/or relying on the bargain all-in-one Wi-Fi-router-modem combo unit their ISP gave them.
So yes, a mesh Wi-Fi system is often better because it is all new technology, it is the same brand working well together, and it is usually a few devices covering everywhere. It also includes smart software to help manage many devices moving around between those nodes. But they do cost a lot more!
My problem is just a weakish area in my back garden, and it did not justify me spending the money for an area I don’t use regularly. I went for just adding a Wi-Fi extender router, but I cabled it with 1 Gbps Ethernet to the main router, and kept the same SSID to make it seamless. It also does it’s DHCP from the main router, so I can still manage everything centrally. That said, my Asus RT-AC88U main router (powered by Asuswrt-Merlin software) is pretty smart, and it is not a basic ‘free’ ISP router.
So, although a Mesh Wi-Fi is best, you may want to still weigh up your options before diving in. The linked article expands on Mesh Wi-Fi a bit more, with some additional links to more information.
See https://www.howtogeek.com/818404/dont-buy-a-wi-fi-extender-buy-this-instead/
#Blog, #meshnetworks, #networking, #routers, #technology
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Cisco - Networking Basics
The event runs from January 23 – February 10, 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover
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