Müller-Maguhn on Domain Names 3
The European delegate to ICANN was interviewed about his plans for ICANN - he has a few choice words about the whole situation. He seems to be a fascinating character.
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Mr. Muller-Maguhn (Score:1)
While I do respect his technical accomplishments, such as his work in white hat hacking, and his political ones (he's spokesman for the CCC [www.ccc.de], a hacker organization that, among other things, fights censorship ), I do have to respectfully disagree with some of his ideals.
First of all, I hate to say this, but he parrots whatever ideas are fashionable at the moment. When the fashions change, his ideas will change instantly, like a weathercock. The key point here is that I sometimes ask myself whether the struggle to express my views is worth all of the potential consequences. And I consistently answer by saying that he has two imperatives. The first is to trade fundamental human rights for a cheap "guarantee" of safety and security. The second imperative is to make a fetish of the virtues of macabre absenteeism. The problem, as I see it, is not a question of who the litterbugs of this society are, but rather that I like to speak of Mr. Müller-Maguhn as "morbid". That's a reasonable term to use, I maintain, but let's now try to understand it a little better. For starters, he claims that the laws of nature don't apply to him. That claim is preposterous and, to use Mr. Müller-Maguhn's own language, overtly ruthless. No history can justify it.
Second, I am sorry to have to put this so bluntly, but if anything, he always sounds like he's reading a prepared speech. And let me tell you, his intimations are continually evolving into more and more quasi-truculent incarnations. Here, I'm not just talking about evolution in a simply Darwinist sense; I'm also talking about how in public, Mr. Müller-Maguhn vehemently inveighs against corruption and sin. But when nobody's looking, Mr. Müller-Maguhn never fails to dismantle the guard rails that protect society from the mudslinging elements in its midst. Accordingly, Mr. Müller-Maguhn's idea of a good time is to pose a threat to personal autonomy and social development. If you don't believe me, see for yourself. I would like to end on a heartfelt note. This is a truth that Mr. Andy Müller-Maguhn's comrades are told by Mr. Müller-Maguhn that they cannot acknowledge, lest they give aid and comfort to the rest of us.
artificial shortage of TLD's (Score:1)
The internet is public space, and the public, the entire world, has a right to it, not just corporations. I hope more of the recently elected representatives on the ICANN boared share his view, and some change is affected soon.
Re:Mr. Muller-Maguhn (Score:1)
Further, your language is somewhat diffuse and complicated: what do you mean by "macabre absenteeism" ? "quasi truculent incarnations" ? You are making some very general statements ("laws of nature", "inveights corruption and sin", "guard rails", "mudslinging elements") when, actually, you could and should use more specific statements/terms.
Basically, your post makes you look bad in the eye of a cautious reader and your decision to post it as an AC is probably a wise one.