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DoC to Extend ICANN's Control of IANA
Luminous Coward writes "I first saw this on The Register. Kevin Murphy of Computerwire reports: The US Department of Commerce last week quietly published a document detailing its decision to "sole-source" the contract for the so-called IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) function to ICANN, as opposed to opening the contract for competitive bidding. ICANNWatch explains why this is a bad idea. They also report that the ccTLDs and the Internet Multicasting Service have expressed interest in running IANA."
IANAL, but if ICANN takes control of IANA, then the ccTLDs just SOL and the IMS are FUBAR'd, IMHO.
Whatta ya bet Dyson's gonna try to jump back on the ICANN bandwagon she just jumped off of?
I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.
With clients in professional sports and the executive suite, Frank Lingua, President and CEO of Dissembling Associates, is the nation's leading purveyor of buzzwords, catchphrases and clichés for clients too busy to speak in plain English. Here he is interviewed in his New York City office...
Q. Is it a full-time job being a cliché expert?
A. Bottom line is I have a full plate 24/7.
Q. How do you know if you're successful in your work?
A. At the end of the day, it's all about robust, world-class solutions.
Q. Where do most clichés come from?
A. Stakeholders push the envelope until it's outside the box.
Q. Is it hard to keep up with the seemingly endless supply of clichés that spew from business?
A. Some days, I don't have the bandwidth. It's like drinking from a fire hose.
Q. Do people notice that you're a cliché expert?
A. No, they can't get their arms around that. But they aren't incented to, and benchmarking the metrics is a challenge.
Q. Is it hard to keep up on all the new clichés?
A. Harder than nailing Jell-O to the wall.
Q. How do you keep track of all the clichés?
A. It's like herding cats. I walk the walk and talk the talk.
Q. Can you anticipate if a phrase is going to become a cliché?
A. Yes. I skate to where the puck's going to be. Because if you aren't the lead dog, you're not providing a customer-centric pro-active solution.
Q. Give us a new cliché that we'll be hearing ad nauseum.
A. Enronitis could be a next-generation player.
Q. Did incomprehensibility come naturally to you?
A. I wasn't wired that way, but it became mission-critical as I strategically focused on my go-forward plan.
Q. Is your work difficult?
A. It isn't rocket science. It isn't brain surgery. When you drill down to the granular level, it's basic blocking and tackling.
Q. How do you stay ahead of others in the buzzword industry?
A. Net-net, my value proposition is based on maximizing synergies and being first to market with a leveraged, value-added deliverable. That's the opportunity space on a level playing field.
Q. Does everyone in business eventually devolve into mouthing the sort of mindless drivel you spout?
A. If you walk like a duck and talk like a duck, you're a duck. They all drink the Kool-Aid.
Q. Do you read "Dilbert" in the newspaper?
A. My knowledge base is deselective of fiber media.
Q. Does that mean "no"?
A. Negative.
Q. DOES THAT MEAN "NO"?
A. Let's take your issues offline.
END
History lesson DoD funded internet devlopement..
:)
our master want us back under control..
I guess they figured out that they cannot nuke everyone
Don't Tread on OpenSource
To better reflect its changing mission and increasing scope, the company ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has changed its name UCANT (Universal Controller of All Network Traffic).
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Propz to the dead tuesday nighterz.