You lost me at "DSL". (Score: 1) by entropy@pipedot.org on 2014-10-27 23:47 (#2TR6) Sorry, I don't care what you think you can do with copper. From unbonded grounds, to lighting, to interference..It's absolutely, unquestionably inferior to fiber. Re: You lost me at "DSL". (Score: 1) by wootery@pipedot.org on 2014-10-28 18:46 (#2TRJ) But there's potentially less work in replacing an exchange than in replacing cabling.Analogy: JavaScript. It was never intended for what it's used for today, and it was pretty bad even for its humble original goals, but we're stuck with it forever. The best we can hope for it to evolve it well.Similarly, neither the English language nor QWERTY are efficient choices, but here we are. They'll continue to be used tomorrow, because they're so widespread today.
Re: You lost me at "DSL". (Score: 1) by wootery@pipedot.org on 2014-10-28 18:46 (#2TRJ) But there's potentially less work in replacing an exchange than in replacing cabling.Analogy: JavaScript. It was never intended for what it's used for today, and it was pretty bad even for its humble original goals, but we're stuck with it forever. The best we can hope for it to evolve it well.Similarly, neither the English language nor QWERTY are efficient choices, but here we are. They'll continue to be used tomorrow, because they're so widespread today.