title: High precision traffic measurement by the WAND research group

authors: Cleary, John G.

subjects: computer science

abstract: Over recent years the size and capacity of the Internet has continued its exponential growth driven by new applications and improving network technology. These changes are particularly significant in the New Zealand context where the high costs of trans-Pacific traffic has mandated that traffic be charged for by volume. This has also lead to a significant focus within the New Zealand Internet community on issues of caching and of careful planning for capacity. 
Approximately three years ago the WAND research group began with a program to measure ATM traffic. We were sharply constrained by cost and decided to start by reprogramming some ATM NIC cards. This paper is largely based on our experience as we have broadened this work to include IP-based non-ATM networks and the construction of our own hardware. We have learned a number of lessons in this work, rediscovering along the way some of the hard discipline that all observation scientists must submit to.

text: High precision traffic measurement by the WAND research group Over recent years the size and capacity of the Internet has continued its exponential growth driven by new applications and improving network technology. These changes are particularly significant in the New Zealand context where the high costs of trans-Pacific traffic has mandated that traffic be charged for by volume. This has also lead to a significant focus within the New Zealand Internet community on issues of caching and of careful planning for capacity. 
Approximately three years ago the WAND research group began with a program to measure ATM traffic. We were sharply constrained by cost and decided to start by reprogramming some ATM NIC cards. This paper is largely based on our experience as we have broadened this work to include IP-based non-ATM networks and the construction of our own hardware. We have learned a number of lessons in this work, rediscovering along the way some of the hard discipline that all observation scientists must submit to.

year: 1999-12

title: Usability discussions in open source development

authors: Nichols, David M.

abstract: The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development.
 In this paper we explore how open source projects address issues of usability. We examine bug reports of several projects to characterise how developers address and resolve issues concerning user interfaces and interaction design. We discuss how bug reporting and discussion systems can be improved to better support bug reporters and open source developers.

text: Usability discussions in open source development The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development.
 In this paper we explore how open source projects address issues of usability. We examine bug reports of several projects to characterise how developers address and resolve issues concerning user interfaces and interaction design. We discuss how bug reporting and discussion systems can be improved to better support bug reporters and open source developers.

year: 2004-01-01

title: The art of dialogue with indigenous communities in the new biotechnology world

authors: Hudson, Maui

subjects: biotechnology

abstract: Te Hau Mihi Ata is a research project that aims to negotiate spaces for and develop processes of dialogue that allow for a deeper level of interaction between mtauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) and science. Over a two-year period a series of facilitated exchanges or wnanga were held focusing on areas of new technology (assisted reproductive technologies, life technologies, and future food technologies) that involved Māori scientists and people with expertise in mtauranga Māori. These dialogue events were designed to explore, through the challenge of considering new biotechnologies, the similarities and differences that emerge from approaching these issues from different knowledge paradigms. This paper will outline the key project findings from this series of exchanges including the barriers and facilitators to the dialogue process and knowledge exchange as well as discuss how participants created connections between scientific discourse and indigenous knowledge frameworks.

text: The art of dialogue with indigenous communities in the new biotechnology world Te Hau Mihi Ata is a research project that aims to negotiate spaces for and develop processes of dialogue that allow for a deeper level of interaction between mtauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) and science. Over a two-year period a series of facilitated exchanges or wnanga were held focusing on areas of new technology (assisted reproductive technologies, life technologies, and future food technologies) that involved Māori scientists and people with expertise in mtauranga Māori. These dialogue events were designed to explore, through the challenge of considering new biotechnologies, the similarities and differences that emerge from approaching these issues from different knowledge paradigms. This paper will outline the key project findings from this series of exchanges including the barriers and facilitators to the dialogue process and knowledge exchange as well as discuss how participants created connections between scientific discourse and indigenous knowledge frameworks.

year: 2012