Pandora’s Net

A whole box of Pandoras: systems, boundaries and free will in quantum theory

It is shown that the paradoxes of quantum theory can be traced to an assumption that observers can know which physical degrees of freedom are causally responsible for each of their experiences. The untenability of this assumption is demonstrated, and a quantum theory without it is proposed. Removing this assumption from quantum theory sheds new light on the nature of semantics, and perhaps also...

Net Neutrality vs. Net Neutering

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As IP technologies providing both tremendous capacity and the ability to establish dynamic secure associations between endpoints emerge, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are going through dramatic growth. The number of endpoints per VPN is growing and the communication pattern between endpoints is becoming increasingly hard to forecast. Consequently , users are demanding dependable, dynamic con-...

NET Institute*

a non-profit institution devoted to research on network industries, electronic commerce, telecommunications, the Internet, " virtual networks " comprised of computers that share the same technical standard or operating system, and on network issues in general. I n c o l la b o r a t ion w i t h Introduction C h a p t e r 1 : A s u m m a r y o f f i n d in g s 4 C h a p t e r 2 : Evolution of in...

NET Institute*

This paper proposes to incorporate product customization in the Maskin and Riley (1984) nonlinear pricing model in order to capture major features of mobile service data. In particular, consumers are characterized by a two-dimensional type. One dimension is observed by the provider and integrates product customization, while the other is a standard parameter of adverse selection, which is unobs...