depends. the naming system very definitely is. the physical implentation
most certainly isn't.
too far off topic to ask "what is the internet?" but i think it's moving
from technology to philosophy as we speak
rick
Robert Koberg wrote:
> Rick Marshall wrote:
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>> Robert Koberg wrote:
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>>> Rick Marshall wrote:
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>>>> hierarchies fail,
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>>> hmmm... isn't the internet a hierarchy? has that failed?
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>> the internet addressing is, the www isn't - it's a large associative
>> memory and i'd be willing to argue that's exactly why it works.
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>> the internet works because you find machines by following routers,
>> often going up and down hierarchies to get to them. but routers can
>> put non-hierarchical links into the system. there's often more than
>> one way to get between machines.
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> so? its still a hierarchy, right?
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>> rick
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