From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f171.google.com (mail-iy0-f171.google.com [209.85.210.171]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 57CEC200627 for ; Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:51:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by iyi12 with SMTP id 12so2831844iyi.16 for ; Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:29:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=iKUIFOTJqBY8q2HLbX8uRb5B2qPwddODwlaI6E3DCJE=; b=i0QtEU3146uThqf21quDXeTrtgpDqWRQ4tPiAV26ugbcfR5CMi1WEPIPY7itttLwGj JMvlwRPweoocbrXANJuLlPLuuCLEi6uH448eZN9nb95jDAQpnyldtlp7oC3/a/sbh8CS nj5h09mjEZYlNm6kby1j46Oh/OLiT/Y+S18LI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.168.199 with SMTP id x7mr4988705icy.40.1310826576158; Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:29:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.75.197 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:29:36 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:29:36 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: What a successful launch looks like From: Dave Taht To: bismark-devel@projectbismark.net, bismark-bootcamp@projectbismark.net, bloat-devel Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba6e89d86f1eb804a83098db X-BeenThere: bloat-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers working on AQM, device drivers, and networking stacks" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:51:15 -0000 --90e6ba6e89d86f1eb804a83098db Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I really enjoyed regaling you all with disaster stories from the space program, during our time together this week. There's plenty more tales where that came from - the early atlas attempts, multiple moon and mars probes, & two shuttle disasters, all come to mind... but that shouldn't scare you, in fact, blowing rockets up is kind of fun, i= n it's own weird way, at least, when nobody dies. No matter what you want to do in life, you have to try. If you don't succeed, you usually learn something important. [1] This is the best book I know of about the principles I tried to teach this week. It's by Chris Kraft, who built the space program up from nothing unti= l we got all the way to the Moon. He was the sole flight controller for many of the early spaceflights, until he managed to train a few adequate replacements, to spell him, as missions got longer and more complex. http://www.amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/B000EXYZR2/ref=3Dsr= _1_1?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1310825685&sr=3D8-1 And this is the best book I'm aware of, of the early days of ARPAnet, as th= e very concept of networking, was invented. http://books.google.com/books/about/Where_Wizards_Stay_Up_Late.html?id=3DRL= KxSvCBQZcC Thank you all very much for attending the bootcamp, I deeply appreciated both the chance to pass on what I know, and to get your help in getting som= e new packages put together. I hope that you can use the knowlege you've obtained to do cool stuff, write valuable papers, and help fix the Internet= . I know I dumped a lot of new and hard to remember stuff on you, so to help out in the future, I'm generally available on irc, in the #bufferbloat channel, and try to respond to emails within 24 hours. Please forgive me if I don't get back to you right away. I'm a little burie= d with bugs. http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/uberwrt/issues So.... This is what a successful launch looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQ-ci9xIgNZM This is the falcon 9, which after many years of development, and setbacks, has now made two 100% successful flights. It will one day, carry more payload and people to orbit, and beyond, than the shuttle ever could. And despite all the pain the falcon 1's first 3 launches cost me personally= , I'm fiercely proud that I had a tiny piece of the effort that went into tha= t ultimate success. While the USA will be out of the manned spaceflight business next week, I have confidence that we'll soon be back in it, with rockets like the Falcon 9, and that you all will one day see a man (and/or woman!) walk on an asteroid, and on Mars. As for Cerowrt... On my third attempt, this afternoon, I'll get the first release candidate out the door. No promises as to when, there's still a lot of stuff to work through on my checklist. Thank you ALL for helping me find a bug that has plagued this code for nearly 3 months, that was just impossible to see, without simulating the real internet in class. I plan two more releases before the final due in mid august, all I frankly care about in this release is that no kittens are eaten by all the new stuff. I've given you all credits in the code. Thank you again. Ad Astera per Aspera! --=20 Dave T=E4ht http://the-edge.blogspot.com 1: http://www.taht.net/uncle_bills_helicopter.html --90e6ba6e89d86f1eb804a83098db Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I really enjoyed regaling you all with disaster stories from the space prog= ram, during our time together this week.

There's plenty more tal= es where that came from - the early atlas attempts, multiple moon and mars = probes, & two shuttle disasters, all come to mind... but that shouldn&#= 39;t scare you, in fact, blowing rockets up is kind of fun, in it's own= weird way, at least, when nobody dies.

No matter what you want to do in life, you have to try. If you don'= t succeed, you usually learn something important. [1]

= This is the best book I know of about the principles I tried to teach this = week. It's by Chris Kraft, who built the space program up from nothing = until we got all the way to the Moon. He was the sole flight controller for= many of the early spaceflights, until he managed to train a few adequate r= eplacements, to spell him, as missions got longer and more complex.

http://www= .amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/B000EXYZR2/ref=3Dsr_1_1?ie=3D= UTF8&qid=3D1310825685&sr=3D8-1

And this is the best book I'm aware of, of the early days of ARPAne= t, as the very concept of networking, was invented.

http://books.google.com/books/about/Where_Wizards_Stay_Up_Late.html?= id=3DRLKxSvCBQZcC

Thank you all very much for attending the bootcamp, I deeply appreciate= d both the chance to pass on what I know, and to get your help in getting s= ome new packages put together. I hope that you can use the knowlege you'= ;ve obtained to do cool stuff, write valuable papers, and help fix the Inte= rnet. I know I dumped a lot of new and hard to remember stuff on you, so to= help out in the future, I'm generally available on irc, in the #buffer= bloat channel, and try to respond to emails within 24 hours.

Please forgive me if I don't get back to you right away. I'm a = little buried with bugs.

http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/uberwrt/issues<= br>
So....

This is what a successful launch looks like.

http://www.you= tube.com/watch?v=3DQ-ci9xIgNZM

This is the falcon 9, which after= many years of development, and setbacks, has now made two 100% successful = flights. It will one day, carry more payload and people to orbit, and beyon= d, than the shuttle ever could.

And despite all the pain the falcon 1's first 3 launches cost me person= ally, I'm fiercely proud that I had a tiny piece of the effort that wen= t into that ultimate success.

While the USA will be out of the mann= ed spaceflight business next week, I have confidence that we'll soon be= back in it, with rockets like the Falcon 9, and that you all will one day = see a man (and/or woman!) walk on an asteroid, and on Mars.

As for Cerowrt...

On my third attempt, this afternoon, I'll = get the first release candidate out the door. No promises as to when, there= 's still a lot of stuff to work through on my checklist. Thank you ALL = for helping me find a bug that has plagued this code for nearly 3 months, t= hat was just impossible to see, without simulating the real internet in cla= ss.

I plan two more releases before the final due in mid august, all I fran= kly care about in this release is that no kittens are eaten by all the new = stuff.

I've given you all credits in the code. Thank you again. =

Ad Astera per Aspera!



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Dave T=E4ht

http://the-edge.blogspo= t.com

1: http://www.taht.net/uncle_bills_helicopter.html
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