Why do you think they want control of the Internet? The only reasons that make sense is so they can more effectively censor and filter internet content.
I don't expect the United Nations to do anything to stop these countries from blocking VoIP calls. Thus, why would we expect them to do anything about internet censorship?
as it's the engineers at the various game companies that are driving the Ferrari's, Mercedes SL500's, and Lamborghini's.
First of all. How many engineers are game companies are driving top-end sports cars? And second of all, how many could afford them?
I mean, making $100,000 and driving a Lambo would probably mean parking it in front of a 1 bedroom apartment... and hoping someone doesn't walk along and key it.
IANA is subordinate to ICANN. ICANN stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The numbers being IP addresses.:)
aka. Leave it exactly the way it is, but rename ICANN.
No. Rather, have a bunch of ICANNs...one for each country, with the ultimate decision about which countries get which numbers decided by treaty.
And as for the NGO that assigned.com,.org, and.edu... enforce criteria for these TLDs. Abolish.net, that TLD is no longer needed. Neither are.mil,.net,.biz,.info,.tv, or whatever TLD-of-the-month is next.
Have you ever heard the saying, "The Internet views censorship as damage and routes around it"? I'm not sure who said it, but he/she was right on. To expand on this, we need to look at governance in the same way we look at censorship.
If you have never read World of Ends, I recommend you do so now.
The solution to "governance" over the internet is to remain true to the foundations it was developed under. The internet as an agreement cannot be governed. It can only exist while there is compromise and consensus. So, here is what I believe is the best solution to this problem:
1. For the time being, maintain the status quo of having ICANN responsible for the assignment of IPv4 addresses.
2. Transition into IPv6 by assigning blocks of IP addresses to all countries. Perhaps leaving some addresses for space stations, the moon, mars, etc. Do this though multi-national treaties. This is where the United Nations can help out, but the UN should only be a facilitator. Remember, the Internet is an agreement among nations.
3. Have each country be responsible for assigning its block of IP addresses, and for the management of their TLDs.
4. Transfer.com,.org, and.edu management to some sort of NGO (ICANN for example), with the purpose being for multi-national corporations, organizations, and institutions of higher education who do not associate with any particular nation (for example would be icrc.org)
The important thing is that the internet remain decentralized. This seems to be the point that everybody is missing. It doesn't matter who governs the internet, because nobody should govern the entire internet. Its works best as an agreement, and that is how we should proceed.
Hah, if you knew me you would know that I am by no means an Apple fanboy. In fact, I find the prospect of vendor lock-in with Apple one of the major reasons to stay with Linux and BSD.
We're talking about a logo program, not simply saying something is "made for iPod". Stating that something is made to be compatible with Apple's iPod should not be construed as a violation of Apple's trademark.
What happens when your network goes down? Either because of an outage or because you're with your laptop and you're miles from the nearest net connection?
What if the king flips the cup every time a non-counter flips the cup? Lets say there are 10 prisoners and the king can flip it 6 times. The King can keep the counter at 4.
What if there are 20 prisoners and he only lets each in there twice, but brings in everyone in a row. Then the counter gets to two and its game over.
Read the original problem. The king may change the cup k times. It doesn't mean he has to.
Also, he could use his ability to change the cup every time a non-counter changes the cup. If he did that, then the prisoners would remain imprisoned forever as the counter would never reach n.
We're not talking about incriminating themselves...but rather incriminating others. If you witness a crime, and are subpeonad to testify, and you don't tell the court what you know...you will be punished.
Half of me thinks that if the middle-managers can't be trusted to take employee e-mails concerning business-related things, they should be replaced. The other half of me thinks that if technology gives the CEO greater span-of-control, then perhaps the middle-managers should be eliminated.
I am an HBO subscriber and cannot make that argument. Episodes are available with HBO On-Demand, which comes free as part of my subscription. Its nice to watch a month's worth of Deadwood episodes all in a row.
To be safe, the next time you check out of a hotel take your access card with you and shred it when you get home, Wallace advises.
Last summer while vacationing in Kentucky I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, and had to turn in my cards at check out. Mind you, I don't stay in hotels very often (perhaps a dozen times in my lifetime, and 3 since graduating high school)...but do most hotels allow you to keep the access cards?
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You can get a low-power headless server system for $860.
How much?
Why do you think they want control of the Internet? The only reasons that make sense is so they can more effectively censor and filter internet content.
I don't expect the United Nations to do anything to stop these countries from blocking VoIP calls. Thus, why would we expect them to do anything about internet censorship?
Yes, internets for the 11th time.
Perhaps you've never heard of Internet2.
I don't get it either, haha. I wonder how that happened.
as it's the engineers at the various game companies that are driving the Ferrari's, Mercedes SL500's, and Lamborghini's.
First of all. How many engineers are game companies are driving top-end sports cars? And second of all, how many could afford them?
I mean, making $100,000 and driving a Lambo would probably mean parking it in front of a 1 bedroom apartment... and hoping someone doesn't walk along and key it.
Wait, what? The internet is NOT an agreement among nations.
:)
This is what happens when you fire off without previewing.
What was meant was... "Remember, the Internet should be an agreement among nations, not a priviledge the UN grants to states."
Sorry for that.
IANA assigns IPv4 addresses.
:)
.com, .org, and .edu... enforce criteria for these TLDs. Abolish .net, that TLD is no longer needed. Neither are .mil, .net, .biz, .info, .tv, or whatever TLD-of-the-month is next.
IANA is subordinate to ICANN. ICANN stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The numbers being IP addresses.
aka. Leave it exactly the way it is, but rename ICANN.
No. Rather, have a bunch of ICANNs...one for each country, with the ultimate decision about which countries get which numbers decided by treaty.
And as for the NGO that assigned
Have you ever heard the saying, "The Internet views censorship as damage and routes around it"? I'm not sure who said it, but he/she was right on. To expand on this, we need to look at governance in the same way we look at censorship.
.com, .org, and .edu management to some sort of NGO (ICANN for example), with the purpose being for multi-national corporations, organizations, and institutions of higher education who do not associate with any particular nation (for example would be icrc.org)
If you have never read World of Ends, I recommend you do so now.
The solution to "governance" over the internet is to remain true to the foundations it was developed under. The internet as an agreement cannot be governed. It can only exist while there is compromise and consensus. So, here is what I believe is the best solution to this problem:
1. For the time being, maintain the status quo of having ICANN responsible for the assignment of IPv4 addresses.
2. Transition into IPv6 by assigning blocks of IP addresses to all countries. Perhaps leaving some addresses for space stations, the moon, mars, etc. Do this though multi-national treaties. This is where the United Nations can help out, but the UN should only be a facilitator. Remember, the Internet is an agreement among nations.
3. Have each country be responsible for assigning its block of IP addresses, and for the management of their TLDs.
4. Transfer
The important thing is that the internet remain decentralized. This seems to be the point that everybody is missing. It doesn't matter who governs the internet, because nobody should govern the entire internet. Its works best as an agreement, and that is how we should proceed.
Hah, if you knew me you would know that I am by no means an Apple fanboy. In fact, I find the prospect of vendor lock-in with Apple one of the major reasons to stay with Linux and BSD.
Funny you posted this as anonymous coward too.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely,.... and corruption changes niches. :)
We're talking about a logo program, not simply saying something is "made for iPod". Stating that something is made to be compatible with Apple's iPod should not be construed as a violation of Apple's trademark.
What happens when your network goes down? Either because of an outage or because you're with your laptop and you're miles from the nearest net connection?
This sounds like the best solution thus far.
What if the king flips the cup every time a non-counter flips the cup? Lets say there are 10 prisoners and the king can flip it 6 times. The King can keep the counter at 4.
What if there are 20 prisoners and he only lets each in there twice, but brings in everyone in a row. Then the counter gets to two and its game over.
Read the original problem. The king may change the cup k times. It doesn't mean he has to.
Also, he could use his ability to change the cup every time a non-counter changes the cup. If he did that, then the prisoners would remain imprisoned forever as the counter would never reach n.
I was wondering the same thing. If this thing can blast the cell walls of bacteria, why couldn't it do the same to other cells?
We're not talking about incriminating themselves...but rather incriminating others. If you witness a crime, and are subpeonad to testify, and you don't tell the court what you know...you will be punished.
Criminal investigations would be a thing of the past.
> "The Bible was not 'literal' when it talked about Earth being the center
> of the universe."
Try, the Bible does not say the Earth is the center of the universe.
Half of me thinks that if the middle-managers can't be trusted to take employee e-mails concerning business-related things, they should be replaced. The other half of me thinks that if technology gives the CEO greater span-of-control, then perhaps the middle-managers should be eliminated.
I am an HBO subscriber and cannot make that argument. Episodes are available with HBO On-Demand, which comes free as part of my subscription. Its nice to watch a month's worth of Deadwood episodes all in a row.
I find people who force their religious beliefs onto others despicable, including athiests.
They weren't computer geeks. They were programmers. Different breed.
To be safe, the next time you check out of a hotel take your access card with you and shred it when you get home, Wallace advises.
Last summer while vacationing in Kentucky I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, and had to turn in my cards at check out. Mind you, I don't stay in hotels very often (perhaps a dozen times in my lifetime, and 3 since graduating high school)...but do most hotels allow you to keep the access cards?