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Obama Campaign Text Message
Following up on my previous post, I received my text message from the Obama campaign just now.
Senator Biden Chosen as Obama’s Running Mate
According to The Wall Street Journal, Democrat Nominee Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his vice presidential running mate.
Interestingly enough, I have not yet received the much-anticipated text message from the Obama campaign. Instead, I found out by Journal news alert.
Source: “Obama Taps Sen. Joseph Biden as Vice Presidential Running Mate,” August 23, 2008.
Bloomberg News: Apple Sued Over Dropped Calls, Speed of Downloads on iPhone 3G
NPR.org – College Presidents Urge Rethink On Drinking Age
NPR.org – Exactly How Legal Is Medical Marijuana?
NPR.org – Breaking The Silence Of A Secret POW Camp
NPR.org – The Lady Was a Spy
NPR.org – Are Mobile Phones a Luxury? The IRS Seems to Think So
US Retains Control Over the Internet
At the heart of the internet, with all of its dot coms, orgs, and edus, is a database which essentially serves as a address book for the internet. This database, called a root zone file, translates disparatenews.com into the IP address associated with my web host. In a letter dated July 30, 2008, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said it is “not in discussions with either party to change the respective roles of the Department, ICANN or VeriSign regarding the management of the authoritative root zone file, nor do we have any plans to undertake such discussions.” This means very little to the average user, but should annoy counties like Brazil and China, which had hoped for the United Nations to establish an independent, international oversight body.
Source: “US Not Giving Up Oversight of Domain Name Root File,” DomainNews.com.
