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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Understanding What Is Net Lag

*Very old

"The other thing is if someone complains about the speed. The server can be as fast as you like, and to have so many players online the server has to be quite good (and expensive!). However, noone can deny that there is netlag. And you CAN complain about the net speed, tweet (or any other admin) can say that the server is fast, and he can't do anything . . . . . ( * continued further down)

The point here is _how_ you do it.

Of course, I know fully well what netlag means (I was there when the term was introduced to everyday use in IGS), and most everyone who thinks just a fraction of a second understands that the net speed is not:

a) the same all over the world

b) dependant on the IGS

c) something IGS admins can fix

In particular, generalizing someone's netlag to apply to everyone is not at all realistic. I've had some 600 msec round trip (read: playing is totally impossible) condition persisting for months, and several times too, while no-one in the US would notice anything.

And I want to emphasize, even when for one reason or another the connection from (even large) parts of US or Europe to IGS become slow, it doesn't mean that the connection would be slow for everyone.

Hence it is very clear, that when _your_ connection is slow, it is not correct (or an excuse) to advertise on IGS, that IGS is slow.

( * continued from above) . . . . . to speed the net. I don't see how this is a violation to the disclaimer. Also I don't see why you don't alert others to the fact (it can be benefical to alert the admin)."

It is not in violation to grumble about netlag, and it's not in violation to tell people things are slow. To my best understanding, however, it is wrong to claim _IGS_ is slow (AFAIK, it isn't). And the admins cannot do anything about it since not all persons would be having the same problem. The speed of the net varies wildly from one connection to another (it is a _net_, remember), hence the speed or lag tends to be a very local issue -- indeed, you can see little difference between a problem local to you and another somewhere further away. Net lag comes and goes.

"Other times I start a game and I place a stone and don't get a servers response. This things happen. I can complain about them. I can also warn others about that, especially when the other player start to get nervous about the idiot on the other side who don't play."

This is the normal netlag. Some clients can take this into account.

"However I also know that this happens due to the number of players online. And that is one of the reasons why I play at IGS, the sheer number of available players and excelent games to observe."

The actual connection and the machine IGS resides in are perfectly capable of dealing with the needs of far larger player populace. For instance, the client protocol is very much an improvement over the traditional telnet connection in terms of the bandwidth use, and even that is not all that large.

What you've hit is the netlag, which is largely induced by all the other things happening in the net, like DOS- and misrouting attacks, governments hindering Internet, ISP's sparing money and not buying sufficient hardware, the net use growing faster than expected, WWW-browsing, spamming, and then some other things.

How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers

Many parents worry about how exposure to technology might affect toddlers developmentally. We know our preschoolers are picking up new social and cognitive skills at a stunning pace, and we don’t want hours spent glued to an iPad to impede that. But adolescence is an equally important period of rapid development, and too few of us are paying attention to how our teenagers’ use of technology—much more intense and intimate than a 3-year-old playing with dad’s iPhone—is affecting them. In fact, experts worry that the social media and text messages that have become so integral to teenage life are promoting anxiety and lowering self-esteem.

Indirect communication

Teens are masters at keeping themselves occupied in the hours after school until way past bedtime. When they’re not doing their homework (and when they are) they’re online and on their phones, texting, sharing, trolling, scrolling, you name it. Of course before everyone had an Instagram account teens kept themselves busy, too, but they were more likely to do their chatting on the phone, or in person when hanging out at the mall. It may have looked like a lot of aimless hanging around, but what they were doing was experimenting, trying out skills, and succeeding and failing in tons of tiny real-time interactions that kids today are missing out on. For one thing, modern teens are learning to do most of their communication while looking at a screen, not another person.

“As a species we are very highly attuned to reading social cues,” says Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect. “There’s no question kids are missing out on very critical social skills. In a way, texting and online communicating—it’s not like it creates a nonverbal learning disability, but it puts everybody in a nonverbal disabled context, where body language, facial expression, and even the smallest kinds of vocal reactions are rendered invisible.”

Lowering the risks

Certainly speaking indirectly creates a barrier to clear communication, but that’s not all. Learning how to make friends is a major part of growing up, and friendship requires a certain amount of risk-taking. This is true for making a new friend, but it’s also true for maintaining friendships. When there are problems that need to be faced—big ones or small ones—it takes courage to be honest about your feelings and then hear what the other person has to say. Learning to effectively cross these bridges is part of what makes friendship fun and exciting, and also scary. “Part of healthy self-esteem is knowing how to say what you think and feel even when you’re in disagreement with other people or it feels emotionally risky,” notes Dr. Steiner-Adair.

But when friendship is conducted online and through texts, kids are doing this in a context stripped of many of the most personal—and sometimes intimidating—aspects of communication. It’s easier to keep your guard up when you’re texting, so less is at stake. You aren’t hearing or seeing the effect that your words are having on the other person. Because the conversation isn’t happening in real time, each party can take more time to consider a response. No wonder kids say calling someone on the phone is “too intense”—it requires more direct communication, and if you aren’t used to that it may well feel scary.

If kids aren’t getting enough practice relating to people and getting their needs met in person and in real time, many of them will grow up to be adults who are anxious about our species’ primary means of communication—talking. And of course social negotiations only get riskier as people get older and begin navigating romantic relationships and employment.

Related: Mood Disorders and Teenage Girls

Cyberbullying and the imposter syndrome

The other big danger that comes from kids communicating more indirectly is that it has gotten easier to be cruel. “Kids text all sorts of things that you would never in a million years contemplate saying to anyone’s face,” says Dr. Donna Wick, a clinical and developmental psychologist who runs Mind to Mind Parent. She notes that this seems to be especially true of girls, who typically don’t like to disagree with each other in “real life.”

“You hope to teach them that they can disagree without jeopardizing the relationship, but what social media is teaching them to do is disagree in ways that are more extreme and do jeopardize the relationship. It’s exactly what you don’t want to have happen,” she says.

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Internet Growth Statistics

And the "Global Village" became a Reality
Internet has made real what in the 1970's that visionary of the communications Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) called the "Global Village".

The Internet is defined as the worldwide interconnection of individual networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties. Originally the Internet served to interconnect laboratories engaged in government research, and since 1994 it has been expanded to serve millions of users and a multitude of purposes in all parts of the world.

In a matter of very few years, the Internet consolidated itself as a very powerful platform that has changed forever the way we do business, and the way we communicate. The Internet, as no other communication medium, has given an International or, if you prefer, a "Globalized" dimension to the world. Internet has become the Universal source of information for millions of people, at home, at school, and at work.

Internet is changing all the time. Two things, in our opinion, have marked it's evolution recently: the social web and mobile technology. These two innovations have changed the way people use the Internet. In the social web people have found a new way to communicate. Since its creation in 2004, Facebookhas grown into a worldwide network of over 1,679 million subscribers. Mobile technology, on the other hand, has made possible a much greater reach of the Internet, increasing the number of Internet users everywhere.

The Internet continues to be the most democratic of all the mass media. With a very low investment, anyone can have a web page in Internet. This way, almost any business can reach a very large market, directly, fast and economically, no matter the size or location of the business. With a very low investment, almost anybody that can read and write can have access and a presence in the World Wide Web. Blogging has consolidated the social media and the people everywhere are expressing and publishing their ideas and opinions like never before.

History and Growth of the Internet from 1945 to 1995

Before getting into the numbers, let's take a look at the
fascinating history of the Internet, from 1945 to 1995, by
courtesy of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).History and Growth of the Internet from 1995 till Today

Today the Internet continues to grow day by day making
McLuhan's Global Village a reality. The following table
shows the incredibly fast evolution of the Internet from
1995 till the present time:

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For the Super Techs

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7 Ways You Can Use SMS Text to Make Your Life Better

*I observe individuals that pay $25 a month for cell phone service and others - $35, $50, $100, $150... With MagicJack and MJ app + prepaid international SIMs, I pay $100 a year MAX. I don't know how to teach this yet an individual needs to learn to, "Out think his / her conflicts".

t seems that we are constantly on the hunt for ways to make our lives just a little bit better and more convenient. But did you know that SMS text messaging can do just that? SMS stands for Short Message Service and allows messages of 160 characters or less to be shared – primarily between mobile devices, but also through the web and even landlines. If you think texting is just for teenagers, consider the following list of seven ways that SMS messages can make your life simpler and hassle-free.

Quick communication

You are a busy person and so are the people with whom you communicate. When you only need to ask a simple question or give someone a quick reminder, sending a text can be the best solution. It has the added advantage of not causing a major interruption in either party’s day, too. While most texts are received and read within minutes, this form of communication allows you to respond when you can, rather than demanding your immediate reply.

Keep track of important information

Have you ever painstakingly written something down only to find that you either wrote it down incorrectly or could not find it when you needed it? One of the best attributes of text messaging is that every text is stored in your cellphone’s memory exactly as it was sent. Since most of us tend to keep our cellphones close at hand at all times, this factor ensures that you will have all of your important details when needed.

Appointment reminders

You can also use text messaging to receive reminders of important appointments. More and more professional service providers – like physicians and dentists, make it possible for you to receive a text message reminder of your upcoming appointment. You can also use web-based calendar services like Google Calendar to send SMS reminders of important dates and events.

Mobile banking

Many financial institutions even allow you to receive texts about your bank account. Want to know your current balance or whether a check has cleared? You can probably find out by sending a simple text command to a number designated by your bank. You might also be able to report a lost or stolen credit card, find the nearest branch or ATM, and a lot more.

Receive updates from businesses

From time to time, you may notice that businesses that you patronize will ask if you would like to receive texts. Businesses often use text messages to notify customers of product releases, sales, or special discounts that are only available with a code included in the text. These companies are generally aware that customers get annoyed by too many texts, so they tend to limit their messages to once or twice a week.

Track packages

Did you know that you can keep track of a package that you have sent or are expecting to receive with a text message? If you ship through USPS, for example, you can send a text message to 28777 (2USPS) that includes your tracking number, and you’ll receive a reply that provides the most up-to-date shipping information.

Travel

Texting can also come in handy when you or someone you know is traveling. A text is an easy way to let others know when you have arrived or if you are running a little late. You can often receive text confirmations for hotel rooms, car rentals, or other services you have reserved, ensuring that you have all of the information you need right at your fingertips. If you are traveling by airplane, most airlines offer free SMS notifications of changes to your flight’s schedule.

There are many ways in which SMS text messaging can simplify your day and help you get the information you need – when you need it. Consider taking advantage of some of the phenomenal benefits of SMS technology to enhance your day-to-day life. magicJack now offers free SMS messaging through the magicJackEXPRESS phone service.