application layer multicast

from stuff the internet says on scalability …

don’t fuck up the culture - this piece by brian chesky (founder of airbnb) made its way across HN today.

via @schneierblog this AM, a pointer to a wired article about how the wifi providers have cut a deal with the government to put more than the necessary lawful intercept capabilities into their systems. of particular note is the addition of a CAPTCHA to the system.

someone gave me a bit of grief the other day about my [use of the] phrase, “bootstrapping the chicken”.