Seeing as you are currently on the internet, this seemed like a story anyone using said technology should see.
The internet is about to become obsolete as ‘the Grid’ is here and it’s much faster. The London Times reports:
THE internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, “the grid” will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than two seconds.
The latest spin-off from Cern, the particle physics centre that created the web, the grid could also provide the kind of power needed to transmit holographic images; allow instant online gaming with hundreds of thousands of players; and offer high-definition video telephony for the price of a local call.
David Britton, professor of physics at Glasgow University and a leading figure in the grid project, believes grid technologies could “revolutionise” society. “With this kind of computing power, future generations will have the ability to collaborate and communicate in ways older people like me cannot even imagine,” he said.
This is about the greatest thing, ever, EVER. Of course they are ignoring the thing this new technology will be best used for: porno. You can now stream HD porn like it’s nobodies business! Oh yeah, I’m the only one who thought of that I’m sure. The 75% of the web being porn sites wouldn’t indicate that usage at all.
The full HD video on sites like youtube has to be seen as an exciting development as well.
The system won’t be fully in place in the academic setting until this fall. I expect that shortly thereafter, the commercial providers will be upgrading their systems to give users this functionality. There will be 11 hubs, of which I believe 3 will be in the US and 3 in Europe and 3 in Asia with the other 2 going to South America and Africa.
These are exciting times my friends…
TMZ founder Harvey Levin filled in for Larry King to interview Larry Birkhead and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, what the definition of journalistic integrity is.