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SungateKids Bowlathon ’09
It is time again for the annual SungateKids Bowlathon. Sunday 5 April I will again ...
Sir Tim Looking Forward, not Back as Web turns 20
Sir Tim made it clear fairly early in his talk that he did not want to spend too much time looking back. He mentioned that one of the risks of a celebration of this sort - a 20 year anniversary or birthday - is that of focusing on what was already done and seeing it as simply the past. He rejected that idea and said that he expects "even more boat rocking" to come, especially as we "get all the data on the Web." He predicted that there will be "new waves of things we've never imagined" and insisted that there is a lot to do.
ARIN WHOIS POC Validation
The new and improved ARIN policy proposal '2008-7' is now titled "Identify Invalid WHOIS POC's" and should make its appearance back on the ppml in time for discussion at ARIN XXIII.
2009 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit
The 2009 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit is a FREE two day affair put on by the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force (RMv6TF) to help increase IPv6 awareness, knowledge and skills among Colorado and Rocky Mountain area organizations (and individuals). See you there!
Dr. Paul Twomey to Leave ICANN
This announcement was made earlier today by ICANN in conjunction with the 34th ICANN meeting ...
Vint Cerf – The Ride Isn’t Over Yet
Internet pioneer Dr. Vint Cerf expressed his optimism for the Internet's future at the official opening of the Internet Society's new Geneva office. More than just optimism though, I was left with a feeling that he was perhaps issuing a subtle call to arms for the Internet pioneers of today.
How Much IPv6 is There?
While there may be over an octillion times more individual IPv6 addresses than there are IPv4 addresses; in terms of actually usability, IPv6 is somewhere in the range of 16 million to 17 billion times larger than IPv4. Much larger, yes; infinite, no.
Lifting US Airways A320
These photos were taken by the crane operator lifting the Airbus out of the Hudson River.
Eat the View campaign gaining ground
Press Release from Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International and Eat the View: Maine ...