13 Apr
New Interest in SuperNet
The launch of CERN’s Large Hadron Supercollider (wikipedia, NYT) has a strange bedfellow, which has been in development almost as long. A “new” internet, capable of handling the enormous amount of data that the Supercollider produces, has been on everyone’s background radar for some time.
- Here’s the recent engadget piece for those with limited attention span.
- Here’s CERN’s explanation of the connection with the supercollider.
- Here’s a good piece from DSL Reports, with lengthy community commentary.
- Here’s a 2004 article from CERN with lots of geeky detail.
- Here’s a 2000 story from Nature with interesting background.
What’s the nuance? As near as I can tell, it’s going to be a long time before porn, spam and the rest of the .com web appears on ‘i2,’ as this second-generation Interet is sometimes called. We’ll see how it really plays out, but don’t cancel your DSL or smash your cable modem in expectation that the ubergeeks in CERN bless you with access to more connectivity than you can actually comprehend.
