With all of this layer 10 discussion of V4 V6 outages...which bores me to no end.

"Richard Shockey" <richard@shockey.us> Thu, 20 December 2007 02:31 UTC

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Subject: With all of this layer 10 discussion of V4 V6 outages...which bores me to no end.
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It's useful to have a holiday season reminder of why we are doing any of
this at all.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/education/19physics.html?em&ex=1198213200&
en=f1969a5703b764c9&ei=5087%0A

If there was ever a reason to reflect on why we argue about dancing packets
on the head of a pin this is it.

It is a ongoing privilege to make things like this happen. 

This article BTW is the Number One emailed article currently on the NY Times
web site.

Richard Shockey
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