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2nd April 2013 19:36
Link to Post #1
Danny Hillis: The Internet Could Crash. We Need a Plan B
The Internet wasn't designed for this kind of scale.
In the 1970s and 1980s, a generous
spirit suffused the internet, whose
users were few and far between.
But today, the net is ubiquitous,
connecting billions of people,
machines and essential pieces of
infrastructure -- leaving us vulnerable
to cyber-attack or meltdown. Internet
pioneer Danny Hillis argues that the
Internet wasn't designed for this kind
of scale, and sounds a clarion call for
us to develop a Plan B: a parallel
system to fall back on should -- or when
-- the Internet crashes.
Video (about 12 mins):
http://youtu.be/AOEQ9GteWbg
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2nd April 2013 19:46
Link to Post #2