Much has been written and a lot of analysis performed on the global BGP table over the years, a significant portion by the inimitable Geoff Huston. However this often focuses on is long term trends, like the growth of the routing table or the adoption of IPv6 , dealing with time frames of of months or years.
Almost a month ago, I created a telegram channel with the goal of reading tech books consistently, and sharing summaries of them.This week, I have finished reading the first book - “A Philosophy of So
The illusion of simplicity: how OOP can overcomplicate simple problems
OOP has been hailed as the savior of software development world, but is it truly the answer to every software challenge or it is just an illusion of simplicity?
It's been absolutely fascinating to watch the narrative about AI shift over the last few weeks – from very boisterous claims that "AGI (artificial general intelligence) is just around the corner" to a rather big "maybe not." According to some researchers, the current approach isn't going to work after all.
While
OpenDoc was a component-based framework standard for compound documents, inspired by (and intended as an alternative to) Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. OpenDoc was initially created by Apple Computer in 1992 after Microsoft approached Apple asking for input on a proposed OLE II project. Apple reviewed the crude prototype and document and returned a list of problems they saw with the design. Microsoft wasn't interested in the feedback so Apple decided for competitive r
OpenDoc is a defunct multi-platform software componentry framework standard created by Apple in the 1990s for compound documents, intended as an alternative to Microsoft's proprietary Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). It is one of Apple's earliest experiments with open standards and collaborative development methods with other companies. OpenDoc development was transferred to the non-profit Component Integration Laboratories, Inc., owned by a growing team of major corporate backers and effectively starting an industry consortium. In 1992, the AIM alliance was launched by Apple, IBM, and Motorola, with OpenDoc as a foundation. With the return of Steve Jobs to Apple, OpenDoc was discontinued in March 1997.
@levie on X : “This chart proves that sometimes you can just go fix previously intractable problems, like the cost of going into space. Many more things we can do this for.” Notable Numbers YouMail…
nothing but bluesky is such a predictable title for this post
I am still on a break from public life, but I understand some number of people were concerned that someone was building a foundation to impersonate me, and I wanted to verify that those accounts ar…
Over the summer, I hit an anniversary of sorts: I’ve been blogging for two decades (!). For reasons I’ll get to, I’ve been reflecting back on my history of writing in general and blogging in particular.
In 2004, blogging wasn’t exactly new (it had been around in one form or another for as long as a decade), but it also wasn’t something that I was actively engaged in. And while there was some blogging infrastructure at Sun, it was desultory and oriented around Java. Similarly, while there were also vectors for engineers to directly engage with customers, they were limited to proprietary forums, with very specific topics (e.g., support issues) and generally inaccessible and undiscoverable. All of that changed in the spring, when Sun rolled out a new policy on discourse and then – a few months later – blogs.sun.com. As Tim Bray retold, the disposition with respect to blogging was purposeful: employees weren’t merely allowed to blog, they were actively encouraged to do so – and provided all of the infrastructure to make it easy. The message was clear, and it was explicit: “We trust you.”
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