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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: And then there were two
> > I am not a quantum physist (among many things I am not) but it would seem > > that two is too many--the likelyhood that they would always be exactly equal > > is vanishingly small (Heisingberg might insist it is impossible in principle) > > and as soon as the become unequal one (both?) disappear. > > Ok, can someone tell me if I've fully understood this thread on peering agreements? > > ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL > BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS > > Um, I mean ... s/ANIMALS/PROVIDERS In either case, I believe (in a Darwinian sense) that some behaviours are good survival tactics, some are not. "equality" is seldom mentioned in the stuff I read as a survival tactic. My guess is (and since it is a pretty big stretch to call me an ISP--I do play one in local theater, it only a guess) that the better survival tactic (better than worrying about "transit" and "peering") would involve concepts like "providing services will pay money for at a rate larger than I have to pay for them". -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- . . - L. F. (Larry) Sheldon, Jr. - . Unix Systems and Network Administration . - Creighton University Computer Center-Old Gym - . 2500 California Plaza . - Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. 68178 Two identifying characteristics - . [email protected] of System Administrators: . - 402 280-2254 (work) Infallibility, and the ability to - . 402 681-4726 (cellular) learn from their mistakes. . - 402 332-4622 (residence) - . http://www.creighton.edu/~lsheldon Adapted from Stephen Pinker . -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
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