When apps attack
Recently I used a parking app on my phone to pay for street parking. I misjudged it slightly and came back to find out I had a ticket. A quick check of the time and I realized that I’d been given a...
View ArticleDigital phones with style
I was at a warehouse sale in Oakland recently and among the items was a really old wooden telephone. It was a big thing – the sort of phone that you use in very old movies. It was very cool though and...
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Flower fan
The California Poppy is a beautiful thing and once of its remarkable features is that it closes up tightly when it is cold or overcast only to spread out delightfully when the sun beats down. This...
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It should have been 2 out of 3. It ended up 1 out of 5
Looking back at my time in ICANN. While updating my personal website I came across some old articles. One sparked a memory of a document I wrote a few months after starting my job at ICANN way back in...
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ISOC CEO to be decided later this week
A crucial appointment for the future of Internet governance The new CEO of the Internet Society will be decided at the end of the week at a meeting of the ISOC Board. Although the Internet community is...
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ISOC hires Washington insider as new CEO
Kathy Brown pulls key Internet organization closer to US government The Internet Society has hired Washington insider Kathryn Brown as its new CEO. Brown is Verizon’s public policy expert and has...
View ArticleWhat the US government said about IANA in Singapore
Two weeks ago, the US government announced it would transition its role in the IANA functions to the global Internet community. It tasked ICANN with the job of arriving at a transition plan and noted...
View ArticleFCC Commissioner O’Rielly speech on Internet governance
Remarks of FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly Before the Federal Communications Bar Association April 1, 2014 Internet Governance and Freedom Let me begin by thanking the Federal Communications Bar...
View ArticleFor Jo, my dear friend
Joanna Witt was my first love. She spotted me talking to someone her friend knew on the other side of the quad of Rutland Hall and pushed for an introduction. We were in our first year at Nottingham...
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Colombia is about to make a colossal mistake with .co
The good news: there’s still time to fix it Ten years ago, the most effective branding exercise the internet registry market has ever seen began. And to celebrate the anniversary, its owner is going...
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