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ICANN Meets Annan

Posted by Hemos on from the what-role-the-UN dept.

CypherOz writes "The Australian reports a meeting between ICANN chief Twomey and Kofi Annan and the role the UN may play in the naming game. " We've talked about this before as well.

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  1. fantastic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    two organizations that get absolutely nothing done, meet. news at 11.

  2. Re:UN wants to rule the internet.. by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

    I personally advocate ditching dns and going back to plain ip numbers. If you find a site you like, remember it's ip number, or just bookmark the number. If you have a big coorporate site, make television commercials like "Biggest Sale Ever!!! visit http://36.112.2.14 for details" We'll also cut internet traffic by a third and do away with all the trouble surrounding who controls the names.

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  3. Re:The internet was created by the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    > The rest of the world can deal with it or make their own internet.

    We did - we just didn't tell you about it yet. You're not invited you see ;-)

  4. Negotiations by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Twomey: So, you people want part of our little scheme?
    Annan: More or less, yes.
    Twomey: What if I tell you to shove your head up your own ass?
    Annan: I'm not sure my friend would appreciate that.
    Twomey: Really now? I've got Verisign behind me.
    Annan: Mario, say hi.
    Mario Monti: Hi!
    Annan: See that war chest with 500 million euros behind him? The one with the MS logo?
    Twomey: You know, this whole scheme involving you sounds interesting all of the sudden. Do tell.

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  5. International law... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "International law is to law what professional wrestling is to wrestling; no one over the age of nine mistakes it for the real thing."

    Time Magazine, opening line in an article about Somalia from 1993.