This seems a little crazy on Network Solutions part, in effect ehy are saying the own all the unborn and unthought of domain names, that may be in the future registered with them. Here is a scenario lets say I am the rightful holder of shmuckiness.com, and have been operating that business for a number of years. Now I want to register my domain name with NSI, i do that, and now they own it. Lets say I want to switch, or something happens (NSI's fault) were I no longer have that domain. If it is not used by someone else are they not, in some ways, acting as domain squatters???? They own and hold a domain that is under my copyright. This, although farfetched, should not be legal. Domain names are equivalent to online identity, they are not just phone numbers (i would understand if you made that argument with IPs, but domain names are like last names)
This sort of seems at odds with the do-it-yourself ethos of linux users and linux hackers. I know that Linux is becoming mainstream and widespread, but linux certification with these types of certification tests just doesn't seem right. I learned linux by using it, as everyone else who knows anything about linux has. My experience with certification tests is that actual useable knowledge is not tested, but strings of generally useless fact.
Here is a quick example: My friend just started working for a company that makes all their employees take the MSCE tests. How do they prepare for them, they all cram with study books to remember facts for a week before the tests, and they take a test a week every week until they pass them all (and supplying MS with much $) But what do they gain from this??? NO real or retainable knowledge! But the company gets more money if the employees are MSCE certified, and so the cycle continues.
In addition the test (as far as I can tell) is useless. I had my friend ask me some of the questions. One which struck me was a section where you had to match up the names of the network standards to the IEEE standard numbers. Now, while its great to know what IEEE 802.3 proper name is, but it won't help you at all when your netwoek goes down.
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To a see a more objective article about the proposed merger check out the CNN article that explains it and the anti-trust fears that surround it. It is perhaps a bit less preachy and a little more informative than Katz's article
This may seem like an odd idea, but I am sure someone will have something like this up in a year or so. In medieval times the rich and the aristocracy used to pay groups of monks to pray for them, during their life or after death for their souls. This is oddly similar. Just imagine a cluster of machines, chock full of litany, and the hypothetical sinner logs into www.indulgence.com selects their level of sin, enters their credit card number, and off go the computers reciting prayer in the name of the customer. Heck, maybe I should not be posting this, I am up late, I am getting to work on this right now.
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Pinkwater is actually more known than most of us expect (at least those of us who have read his books (Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars was perhaps the first book i remember reading and enjoying as a kid)) He is a regular contributor to NPR, particularly he does commentary on All Things Considered. His pieces are always funny and insightful.
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This seems a little crazy on Network Solutions part, in effect ehy are saying the own all the unborn and unthought of domain names, that may be in the future registered with them.
Here is a scenario lets say I am the rightful holder of shmuckiness.com, and have been operating that business for a number of years. Now I want to register my domain name with NSI, i do that, and now they own it. Lets say I want to switch, or something happens (NSI's fault) were I no longer have that domain. If it is not used by someone else are they not, in some ways, acting as domain squatters???? They own and hold a domain that is under my copyright. This, although farfetched, should not be legal. Domain names are equivalent to online identity, they are not just phone numbers (i would understand if you made that argument with IPs, but domain names are like last names)
Here is a quick example: My friend just started working for a company that makes all their employees take the MSCE tests. How do they prepare for them, they all cram with study books to remember facts for a week before the tests, and they take a test a week every week until they pass them all (and supplying MS with much $) But what do they gain from this??? NO real or retainable knowledge! But the company gets more money if the employees are MSCE certified, and so the cycle continues.
In addition the test (as far as I can tell) is useless. I had my friend ask me some of the questions. One which struck me was a section where you had to match up the names of the network standards to the IEEE standard numbers. Now, while its great to know what IEEE 802.3 proper name is, but it won't help you at all when your netwoek goes down.
To a see a more objective article about the proposed merger check out the CNN article that explains it and the anti-trust fears that surround it. It is perhaps a bit less preachy and a little more informative than Katz's article
This may seem like an odd idea, but I am sure someone will have something like this up in a year or so. In medieval times the rich and the aristocracy used to pay groups of monks to pray for them, during their life or after death for their souls. This is oddly similar. Just imagine a cluster of machines, chock full of litany, and the hypothetical sinner logs into www.indulgence.com selects their level of sin, enters their credit card number, and off go the computers reciting prayer in the name of the customer. Heck, maybe I should not be posting this, I am up late, I am getting to work on this right now.
Pinkwater is actually more known than most of us expect (at least those of us who have read his books (Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars was perhaps the first book i remember reading and enjoying as a kid)) He is a regular contributor to NPR, particularly he does commentary on All Things Considered. His pieces are always funny and insightful.