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Rick Marshall wrote: > Robert Koberg wrote: > >> Rick Marshall wrote: >> >>> hierarchies fail, >> >> >> >> hmmm... isn't the internet a hierarchy? has that failed? > > > the internet addressing is, the www isn't - it's a large associative > memory and i'd be willing to argue that's exactly why it works. > > the internet works because you find machines by following routers, often > going up and down hierarchies to get to them. but routers can put > non-hierarchical links into the system. there's often more than one way > to get between machines. so? its still a hierarchy, right? > > rick
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