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Meet the Man Who Will Save the Internet
UltimaGuy writes to tell us The Register is running an interesting piece about Masood Khan, chairman of the sub-committee that is takling many of the difficult questions about internet governance. Mr. Khan has been able to draw enormous respect for many of the participatory nations and seems to have a very direct style of management. From the article: "I would encourage you all not to focus on general themes of internet governance but instead go to the heart of the matter," were Khan's opening words. And then he listed them. "The question of a future mechanism, the question of oversight, and the paradigm of co-operation amongst all stakeholders."
Khaaaan!
There, now that I got that out of the way we can have a decent discussion here!
Masood Khan - Yeah, the United States is going to like this guy...
Let's get this of the way: It's Al Gore.
Strangely, this Google search generates hits.
Why dont we just call the man who created it. Al Gore. I hear he lives in the woods somewhere with a scruffy beard and a heart of gold, just waiting for the world to call on him to save the day!
KHAAAAAN!!!!!
You've met my wife??
A Genghis Khan descendent perhaps?
So it's five days away from a meltdown?
/. or our
I say, leave it alone for five days and watch the fun.
When all us geeks can't get to
favorite radio stations or comics, we'll
solve the problem a new way. or destroy
the planet, but either one works.
Yeah, apparently the Communists choosing Pepsi was the decisive factor. The weapons race, economic problems, the war in Afghanistan -- in the end, none of these really mattered. In reality (and what a bizarre reality it was), it was the wrath of Coca Cola Company that, when unleashed against the Pepsi-drinking Commies, caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Man is a slave because freedom is difficult, whereas slavery is easy.
What about the internet needs saving? It seems to be working fine for me thank you very much.
I take it you don't use Comcast.
"I am the king of the Romans, and am superior to rules of grammar!"
-Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
You've met my wife??
Twice this week, as a matter of fact.
How'd she get out of the cellar???
>UN.... NONE of this is any kind of 'world government'.
Correct. The US Federal Government is the nascent World State - Washington (and New York) are the places the whole world pays attention to. The UN is only a distraction and talking shop as you put it. The irony is all the "small government" conservatives that keep blindly voting to create Bush's New World Order. This isn't much different from Clinton's NWO, either - there is one agenda here folks. Unocal, Carlyle Group, Bush, Saudi oil, bombing Serbia, it's all one nasty deal.
(adjusts tin foil hat)
Anyway, the UN can have the Internet when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.
Josh
gigantino.tv - Heavy but weighs nothing.
You state the UN is not a government, then make a list of functions that look a lot like "role of government" type functions. The UN performs these functions for the many slacker governments of the world, and by doing so makes itself out to be the "good guy". Good guy or not, providing these functions does require the authority of government. Stating "the UN is not a government" does not make it so. The UN does walk, swim, and quack like a government duck, so to me your argument does not fly. As for the "private enterprise" argument, I say "whatever". We are not talking about all functions, just this one. The perpetual screw-ups at the UN can have "last crack" at this one, thank you very much...
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Food for Packets!