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links, etc Smaller, Cheaper, Faster, Sober | Drew Breunig i’ve been intrigued by the small models that run fast and are increasingly useful for mission specific tasks. this seems like the thing that will be durably useful in all of this AI flotsam. Enterprises are foregoing general models for open ones trained for single tasks. And it’s not just foundation training, but fine-tuning training. Teams are learning that small models trained for a single purpose can outperform the best general models out-of-the-box....

links, etc The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads | Science | Smithsonian Magazine i really didn’t realize that even abandoned forest roads were a problem. in retrospect, this makes a ton of sense. feels like we should be figuring out how to make this happen faster. Measuring NAT64 Usage in the Wild | RIPE Labs a rollicking good read.

links, etc Forgotten Protocol Chronicles: Do Not Underestimate the Installed Base when ISATAP bites … i enjoyed this little bit of closure. Outside of niche research efforts like my own, we must find ways to draw attention to the practice of retiring legacy systems in a formal, documented, and measured way. Until then, we’ll keep writing research papers reminding you of what you’ve forgotten about. #ipv6 #neteng Snakeheads: A Horror Story | U....

because i have to google these sysctl settings every … time.. /etc/sysctl.conf # disable IPv6 on the wlan0 interface net.ipv6.conf.wlan0.disable_ipv6=1 # insufficient on its lonesome net.ipv6.conf.wlan0.autoconf=0 # don't forget this .. it’s important to disable autoconf because it will still pick up the RAs for learning the default and this may not deterministically let you do what you want. replace wlan0 with the interface you want to starve.

today, IANA allocated the last /8s to APNIC. the remaining (5) /8s should be allocated to the RIRs in short order. this will certainly be a hot topic tomorrow’s NANOG meeting. ...