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Parts of internet break as ‘512k day’ reached by routers
Thursday, August 14, 2014
On Tuesday many internet routers, used to find the pathways to different parts of the web, reached their memory limit of 512,000 entries in the tables they use to store the routes, causing problems for many users.
A router is used to direct a user towards the area of the internet where they will find the content they are looking for, e.g. a web page. The recent problem was caused by the arbitrary memory limit built into the design of many aging routers. A limit was needed to prevent the cost of hardware from becoming prohibitively expensive in the days when physical data storage was still comparatively expensive. This small amount of memory in turn limits the number of directions which can be stored on a single router leading to different parts of the internet. When this limit was reached, it caused outages of services among Internet Service Providers. Many routers, including older ones provided by Cisco Systems Inc., are limited to storing a total of 512,000 routes or paths.
This limit was reached on Tuesday, reported to have been triggered by Verizon publishing another 15,000 paths. Those affected included eBay, LastPass, and clients of the web hosting company Liquid Web, who lost much of their services until Verizon withdrew some of these new paths. Problems nevertheless continued throughout the day, even after the withdrawal.
A longer term fix is possible, but it would require manually replacing old routers with newer, more capable ones. It is hard to tell what issues would temporarily cascade though the internet by taking down routers from part of the internet for maintenance. Many experts have warned that problems could continue until these difficult fixes have been implemented, although the recent switch to a newer form of IP Addresses, IPv6, will temporarily help the issue. Wired News reported that Andre Toonk, a network engineer, had stated that the number of network outages on the internet, typically around 1,500, yesterday peaked at 2,587, enough to become clearly noticeable.
Professional Dog Walkers In Nyc Vs Asking A Friend
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The quickest way to end a friendship is to ask a friend to walk your dog, professional dog walkers in NYC are a much better choice. A lot of people make the mistake of depending on friends, family, neighbors and others to walk their do while they are away during the day. The disappointment can be palatable when you find that the friend that promised to walk your dog did not make it there in time to walk the dog. The same can be said about imposing on neighbors to do it as well.
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People Mean Well
It is not that your neighbor or your friend or your family does not want to “help you out” it is that they have a busy life too and throwing in a regularly scheduled dog walk can make things hectic. Unfortunately, the pup is the one that gets stuck with the shorter than usual walk. When you pay a professional you do not have to worry about hard feelings toward the well-meaning people in your life.
It Must be About the Dog
Ultimately, the service must be focused on what is best for the dog. A professional understands the important role that they play in the care of your pet and they:
- Show up on time
- Show up joyfully and ready to walk
- Walk the pup for the agreed upon amount of time
- Have the skills that make every dog comfortable
Paying a professional service is the best way to make sure that your fur baby is taken care of the right way. It is an easier solution that feeling like you may be putting someone out by requesting that they see to the care of your pet! Smiley Pets are the dog walkers in NYC that makes life easier!
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.
Wikinews offered the engineer a virtual beer from his native country Belgium, and conducted an e-mail interview with him (which started about three weeks ago) about the history and the future of the web and his life and work.
Wikinews: At the start of this interview, we would like to offer you a fresh pint on a terrace, but since this is an e-mail interview, we will limit ourselves to a virtual beer, which you can enjoy here.
Robert Cailliau: Yes, I myself once (at the 2nd international WWW Conference, Chicago) said that there is no such thing as a virtual beer: people will still want to sit together. Anyway, here we go.
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.
Wikinews offered the engineer a virtual beer from his native country Belgium, and conducted an e-mail interview with him (which started about three weeks ago) about the history and the future of the web and his life and work.
Wikinews: At the start of this interview, we would like to offer you a fresh pint on a terrace, but since this is an e-mail interview, we will limit ourselves to a virtual beer, which you can enjoy here.
Robert Cailliau: Yes, I myself once (at the 2nd international WWW Conference, Chicago) said that there is no such thing as a virtual beer: people will still want to sit together. Anyway, here we go.
When In Thailand, Shall I Drive Or Go By Public Transportation?
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Driving a car in Thailand is relatively fun. Behind the wheel, Thai people are as friendly and easy as we are famed for. You wouldn t hear lots of honking and yelling on the streets. Road signs usually comply with the international standard or at least they are quite obvious and effective with bilingual signing. As good as it sounds, but foreigners should bear in mind that there are a few things you should be careful about when driving in Thailand.
First, always remember that some Thais don t take traffic rules seriously. They regard a yellow light as a sign to speed up to pass that intersection before the light turns red. If you see the yellow, check with the rearview mirror before you decide to stop. Other drivers who follow you closely may be accelerating and won t be able to stop unexpectedly. Second, you should know that it is not unusual to see motorbikes or cars drive in the opposite direction (drive on the roadside against the traffic direction). Some people would think that it saves time and gas to do so instead of making their way to the next u-turn. The third warning is to watch out for the drunk drivers especially during the festivals such as New Year and Songkran. Thai people love to celebrate and often neglect the safety rules. Finally, you should also be aware of the road conditions. Normally, most roads are in an excellent condition. Chances are slim but it could happen that you will occasionally experience an uneven road surface or drive on a road which has inadequate lights at night-time.
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Public transportation in our country is incredibly cheap. In Bangkok, there are various choices to go by from air-con and non air-con buses to public vans and many forms of taxis (cars, motorbikes, Tuk-tuk or three wheelers and converted mini trucks). More often than not, you will find that the buses in Bangkok are very crowded and we have no timetables. So it depends mostly on luck. Skytrain and subway are very useful to avoid Bangkok s heavy traffic. In short, you can conveniently travel in Bangkok using any of these services. Meanwhile, in other provinces, choices for public transportation are few and usually inefficient, even in the big tourist cities like Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, etc. Relying upon the public services in the provincial towns may be inconvenient and may take a long time to wait. Therefore, in tourist cities, some visitors prefer to use hotel services or hire a taxi or rent a car as it is more convenient. Some car rental companies in provinces such as Phuket offer their car rental services right at the airport and can give cheaper rental rates.
In conclusion, whether to drive or to take public transportation, it depends on the location. In Bangkok, self-driving is not recommended. It can make you feel frustrated. You can just take the public transportation or call a cab; that would be easier. Use the skytrain or subway during rush hours can save time and money. On the contrary, taking public transportation in other provinces like Phuket, Chiang Mai, etc., can be quite tiresome due to lack of services. It may be a good idea to rent a car and drive. On the grounds that the roads are not as busy as in Bangkok and there are a number of reputable international car rental companies in Thailand. You can also choose a private local car rental company for cheaper rental rates. Just make sure that the company is trustworthy and offers insurance coverage.
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French Workers stay at home for Whit Monday
Monday, May 16, 2005
In France, workers by the millions stayed at home during the Whit Monday holiday despite the government’s cancellation of the traditional Pentecost public holiday. Some acted in defiance of the government’s decision, while some took leave or were put on forced leave by their employers due to uncertainties of public transportation.
Following the 2003 heat wave, which caused the deaths of an estimated 13,000 elderly people in France, the administration of prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has proposed the suppression of one day of public holiday in order to use the supplemental generated tax for a fund for the caring of the elderly.
Whit Monday was selected because, in normal years, France has several public holidays in May. Furthermore, attendance of religious celebrations is low, so holidays of a religious origin are nowadays generally mere family reunions.
However, the reception of this new working day was mixed. The administration says it promotes solidarity with the elderly. Trade unions and opposition groups argue that the measure is an ill-conceived stunt aimed at hiding the government’s bad handling of the problems of the elderly.
For instance, many remember that in 1956, the government created a tax (the vignette) on motor vehicles, allegedly for funding measures for the elderly. But in 1973, the products of this tax came, as any other tax, into the government’s general fund.
With this measure, the French government intends to raise 2 billion € to be donated to a new public establishment, the “national fund for solidarity for autonomy.” The new fund would be chartered to deal with losses of self-sufficiency of elderly or handicapped people. 1.2 billion € are earmarked for elderly people, 0.8 for the handicapped.
Trade unions had called for strikes in urban public transportation and paralyzed traffic in 27 cities, including Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Montpellier ou Strasbourg. However, SNCF (the national railway operator) did not strike and RATP (the Paris transportation authority) suffered only minor disturbances, though both are normally known for their frequent and disturbing strikes.
SNCF considered the day as a holiday for payroll purposes and instead increased the work day by 1’52”, a measure that majority leader Nicolas Sarkozy considered shocking and contrary to the objectives of the government.
The protests are also widely considered to be motivated by the unpopularity of the administration of president Jacques Chirac and prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Recent statistics show a five year-high for unemployment at 10.2%.
This discontent may result in a majority of “no” in the vote for the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review
Friday, January 1, 2021
After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020.
5-year-old girl handcuffed by Florida police
Sunday, April 24, 2005
St. Petersburg, Florida police were taped on video handcuffing a five-year-old kindergarten student who had earlier torn papers off a bulletin board and punched an assistant principal. The camera happened to be filming on March 14 as part of a classroom self-improvement exercise at Fairmount Park Elementary. Video of the event has been released by a lawyer for the child’s mother.
The little girl had already calmed down from her tantrum by the time of arrival of the police, but they cuffed her anyway. Police had been called when a phone call to mother Inga Akins, had led teachers to believe that it would take an hour for Ms Akins to arrive and take the girl away.
The video reportedly shows three officers pin the passive girl’s arms behind her back and put on handcuffs, as she screams, “No!”
Attorney for the mother, John Trevena, called the incident “incomprehensible”. He provided the tape to the media this week, after obtaining it from police.
“The image itself will be seared into people’s minds when you have three police officers bending a child over a table and forcibly handcuffing her,” said Mr Trevena.
Police planned to investigate the incident and make public the findings in around two weeks.
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5 Things of IoT Security
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Dr Rajiv Srivastava
The Internet of things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items entrenched with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to connect and exchange data. Each thing is exclusively identifiable through its entrenched computing system but is able to inter-operate within the existing Internet infrastructure.
IoT security is the area of endeavor concerned with safeguarding connected devices and networks in the Internet of things.
The Internet of Things involves the increasing use of objects and entities known, in this context as things — provided with unique identifiers and the ability to automatically transfer data over a network. Much of the increase in IoT communication comes from computing devices and embedded sensor systems used in industrial machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, smart energy grids, home and building automation, vehicle to vehicle communication and wearable computing devices.
The main trouble is that because the idea of networking appliances and other objects is relatively new, security has not always been considered in product design. IoT products are often sold with old and unpatched embedded operating systems and software. Furthermore, purchasers often not succeed to change the default passwords on smart devices — or if they do change them, fail to select sufficiently strong passwords. To improve security, an IoT device that needs to be directly accessible over the Internet, should be segmented into its own network and have network access restricted. The network segment should then be monitored to identify potential abnormal traffic, and action should be taken if there is a problem.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly emerging as the manifestation of the Networked Society vision: where everything that benefits from a connection is connected. But the assumptions of trust which formed the backdrop to the early development of the internet no longer apply in the early stages of IoT development. Privacy and security concerns are ever increasing, especially given the growing significance of IoT in corporate, government, and critical infrastructure contexts.
So, five main things you should know about IoT are:
1.Cost Savings
In addition to the optimal utilization of energy and resources, the IoT helps alleviate the problems associated with bottlenecks, breakdowns and system damages. IoT mainly proves to be very helpful to people in their every day routines by making the appliances communicate to each other in an effective manner thereby saving and conserving energy and cost. Allowing the data to be communicated and shared between devices and then translating it into our required way, it makes our systems efficient.
2.Communication
IoT allows physical devices to stay connected and better communicate, which creates greater quality control. IoT encourages the communication between devices, also famously known as Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. Because of this, the physical devices are able to stay connected and hence the total transparency is available with lesser inefficiencies and greater quality.
3.Automation and Control
Automation leads to consistency in tasks, quality of service and control of day-to-day tasks without human intervention. Machine-to-machine communication also helps maintain transparency throughout the process. Due to physical objects getting connected and controlled digitally and centrally with wireless infrastructure, there is a large amount of automation and control in the workings. Without human interference, the machines are able to communicate with each other leading to faster and timely output.
4.Efficient and Saves Time
The machine-to-machine interaction provides better efficiency, hence; accurate results can be obtained fast. This results in saving valuable time. Instead of repeating the same tasks every day, it enables people to do other creative jobs.
5. Privacy and Security
As many of our daily appliances, machines and services become connected to the internet, much more information is readily available. It makes it harder to keep confidential information out of the hands of hackers and other unauthorized users. Since there is involvement of multiple devices and technologies, there is monitoring by multiple companies, which directly questions the security over privacy issues. Data storage and retrieval also becomes a prime concern for the companies as all of them are involved at the same time. In case of keeping a single company, it may lead to a domination question.
Ultimately, you have to agree that the Internet of Things presents new technological opportunities across various dimensions. If properly implemented, it could offer a host of new possibilities for your business as well.
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