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it's all this guy: https://heng.lu/ https://heng.lu/ who is very outspoken against IPv6 adoption because he wants to capitalize on his v4 holdings. THE END. I

it's all this guy: https://heng.lu/ https://heng.lu/ who is very outspoken against IPv6 adoption because he wants to capitalize on his v4 holdings. THE END. I don't know if I've heard a sentence from him that isn't a threat of legal action for something

Y_Y 1y ago
But he earned those addresses by the sweat of his brow! He's entitled to whatever the market will bear and more, because numbers aren't free!
Loughla 1y ago
I don't know who that guy is, but if he's against IPv6, why does he say; >promotes accountable leadership, fair market practices, and adoption of the next generation of IPv6 addresses.
- viraptor 1y ago
  Why is NK called Democratic People's Republic if it's not? The marketing copy can say whatever it needs to.
  - sethops1 1y ago
    And America isn't a democracy, it's a Republic.
    - yndoendo 1y ago
      When the Presided of the USA is no longer bound by the Constitution, written law, it is no longer.
      - thyristan 1y ago
        Funnily enough, it isn't even a constitutional monarchy then, it regresses beyond that to an absolute monarchy.
        rbanffy 1y ago
        The fact remains the country, as defined by its laws, should be a democracy. Its people will have a lot of stuff to fix in a couple years.
    - OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y ago
      This is the most infuriatingly incorrect statement. America is a democracy AND it's a republic AND a bunch of other stuff. The full description is that America is a Federal Constitutional Representative Democratic Republic.
      - rbanffy 1y ago
        Technically “America” is a continent. The country is called “United States of America”. ;-) And yes, saying it’s not a democracy infuriates me as well, because it’s being used to justify a whole lot of undemocratic shenanigans.
        OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y ago
        Lol I almost went for that pedantry. However technically America is not a continent (under most definitions of continent) but North and South America are. :P
        rbanffy 1y ago
        America would then be the whole land mass. Or something like that.
        SllX 1y ago
        Unless you grew up in a place that taught a six-continent model instead of a seven-continent model and it was NA/SA consolidated instead of Europe and Asia into Eurasia. Also: continents are bullshit. Also also: America is the United States of America in the English-speaking world.
        rbanffy 1y ago
        I don't hear it being called "America" here in Ireland. The only place I hear it is in the US, which is how I call it.
        SllX 1y ago
    - Biganon 1y ago
      Oh my god I cannot stand reading this anymore, why do so many people parrot that like it's some gotcha phrase. "A cat is not a pet, it's a feline." Things can be multiple things at once. The US are a republic and a democracy. Republic = not a kingdom, democracy = power to the people. Close but not exact synonyms.
- evanjrowley 1y ago
  I learned about him yesterday via this article. It also frames into context articles I've seen in the past about AFRINIC's IPv4 space being lost to foreigners. https://medium.com/@emmanuelvitus/afrinic-hope-hijack-and-the-harsh-lessons-of-african-multistakeholderism-8e8378797101 https://medium.com/@emmanuelvitus/afrinic-hope-hijack-and-th... A couple months ago he gave a talk Why Buying IP Addresses is a Scam in Washington DC. It's a lot of complaining about who owns IP addresses: https://youtu.be/dAqXo5DB42E?si=7RpoUFXM3KXziN-Y https://youtu.be/dAqXo5DB42E?si=7RpoUFXM3KXziN-Y It appears the entire channel and Number Resource Society is just a front for his own opinions: https://m.youtube.com/@numberresourcesociety https://m.youtube.com/@numberresourcesociety
  - alright2565 1y ago
    How does his YouTube channel have: 1) 6.3M subscribers 2) <5k views on about half their videos 3) 10M+ views on a random selection of their dullest videos?
    - jekwoooooe 1y ago
      YouTube is willingly complicit in bot activity when it makes their stats look good. They don’t care about bot subscribers or comments as long as it drives engagement
    - arp242 1y ago
      And their Facebook/Twitter accounts have no meaningful engagement at all. 123 followers on Twitter, which is pathetic. Even I managed to get ~600 followers, mostly from when my blog ended up on the HN frontpage. I barely posted on Twitter. It's a massive discrepancy from their 6.3 million YouTube subscribers. Together with the view count rollercoaster, this does not smell kosher. So it seems that a bad faith bullshitter who will abuse any system to bits to earn a buck is engaging in bad faith bullshit behaviour on account of being a bad faith bullshitter who will abuse any system to bits to earn a buck. I am shocked I tell you. Shocked!
    - deleted 1y ago
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Spooky23 1y ago
That site is unintentionally hilarious. Who knew that selling IP addresses was really an agent for the vague notion of social change lol.

Y_Y 1y ago

But he earned those addresses by the sweat of his brow! He's entitled to whatever the market will bear and more, because numbers aren't free!

Loughla 1y ago

I don't know who that guy is, but if he's against IPv6, why does he say; >promotes accountable leadership, fair market practices, and adoption of the next generation of IPv6 addresses.

viraptor 1y ago
Why is NK called Democratic People's Republic if it's not? The marketing copy can say whatever it needs to.
- sethops1 1y ago
  And America isn't a democracy, it's a Republic.
  - yndoendo 1y ago
    When the Presided of the USA is no longer bound by the Constitution, written law, it is no longer.
    - thyristan 1y ago
      Funnily enough, it isn't even a constitutional monarchy then, it regresses beyond that to an absolute monarchy.
      - rbanffy 1y ago
        The fact remains the country, as defined by its laws, should be a democracy. Its people will have a lot of stuff to fix in a couple years.
  - OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y ago
    This is the most infuriatingly incorrect statement. America is a democracy AND it's a republic AND a bunch of other stuff. The full description is that America is a Federal Constitutional Representative Democratic Republic.
    - rbanffy 1y ago
      Technically “America” is a continent. The country is called “United States of America”. ;-) And yes, saying it’s not a democracy infuriates me as well, because it’s being used to justify a whole lot of undemocratic shenanigans.
      - OneDeuxTriSeiGo 1y ago
        Lol I almost went for that pedantry. However technically America is not a continent (under most definitions of continent) but North and South America are. :P
        rbanffy 1y ago
        America would then be the whole land mass. Or something like that.
        SllX 1y ago
        Unless you grew up in a place that taught a six-continent model instead of a seven-continent model and it was NA/SA consolidated instead of Europe and Asia into Eurasia. Also: continents are bullshit. Also also: America is the United States of America in the English-speaking world.
        rbanffy 1y ago
        I don't hear it being called "America" here in Ireland. The only place I hear it is in the US, which is how I call it.
        SllX 1y ago
  - Biganon 1y ago
    Oh my god I cannot stand reading this anymore, why do so many people parrot that like it's some gotcha phrase. "A cat is not a pet, it's a feline." Things can be multiple things at once. The US are a republic and a democracy. Republic = not a kingdom, democracy = power to the people. Close but not exact synonyms.
evanjrowley 1y ago
I learned about him yesterday via this article. It also frames into context articles I've seen in the past about AFRINIC's IPv4 space being lost to foreigners. https://medium.com/@emmanuelvitus/afrinic-hope-hijack-and-the-harsh-lessons-of-african-multistakeholderism-8e8378797101 https://medium.com/@emmanuelvitus/afrinic-hope-hijack-and-th... A couple months ago he gave a talk Why Buying IP Addresses is a Scam in Washington DC. It's a lot of complaining about who owns IP addresses: https://youtu.be/dAqXo5DB42E?si=7RpoUFXM3KXziN-Y https://youtu.be/dAqXo5DB42E?si=7RpoUFXM3KXziN-Y It appears the entire channel and Number Resource Society is just a front for his own opinions: https://m.youtube.com/@numberresourcesociety https://m.youtube.com/@numberresourcesociety
- alright2565 1y ago
  How does his YouTube channel have: 1) 6.3M subscribers 2) <5k views on about half their videos 3) 10M+ views on a random selection of their dullest videos?
  - jekwoooooe 1y ago
    YouTube is willingly complicit in bot activity when it makes their stats look good. They don’t care about bot subscribers or comments as long as it drives engagement
  - arp242 1y ago
    And their Facebook/Twitter accounts have no meaningful engagement at all. 123 followers on Twitter, which is pathetic. Even I managed to get ~600 followers, mostly from when my blog ended up on the HN frontpage. I barely posted on Twitter. It's a massive discrepancy from their 6.3 million YouTube subscribers. Together with the view count rollercoaster, this does not smell kosher. So it seems that a bad faith bullshitter who will abuse any system to bits to earn a buck is engaging in bad faith bullshit behaviour on account of being a bad faith bullshitter who will abuse any system to bits to earn a buck. I am shocked I tell you. Shocked!
  - deleted 1y ago
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Spooky23 1y ago

That site is unintentionally hilarious. Who knew that selling IP addresses was really an agent for the vague notion of social change lol.