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I think of ICANN like I do FIFA, an unbelievably corrupt bureaucracy at the center of the most beautiful game around.

by guelo 12y ago

thomasvarney723 12y ago
What's corrupt about FIFA? Genuinely curious as I don't really watch soccer.
- jrowley 12y ago
  John Oliver sums it up pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I
  - thomasvarney723 12y ago
    That's hilarious and terrible.
  - StavrosK 12y ago
    So they're basically another IOC?
- lotsofmangos 12y ago
  Might be easier to make a list about what isn't corrupt. 1. sometimes they sleep
lazaroclapp 12y ago
Well, if you really think so, there is but one course of action: register icann.sucks (and/or fifa.sucks)
- PhantomGremlin 12y ago
  Good one! I don't think ICANN would allow icann.sucks to exist. Even if that's not explicitly in writing, it would be foolish to bite the supreme leader's hand, wouldn't it? But FIFA better cough up $2,499 in "protection" money or there will be no shortage of people trying to grab that one.
  - jonathansizz 12y ago
    I don't think ICANN would allow icann.sucks to exist That says it all. They won't allow themselves to be extorted, but tough luck for everyone else.
    - icebraining 12y ago
      How does it "say it all", when it's just a supposition? Is there any evidence to support that they wouldn't allow icann.sucks to exist?
      - PhantomGremlin 12y ago
        Of course it's just a supposition. It's not even informed speculation, just an idle wish. Still, I'll go out on a limb and say that PutinSucks.ru will be allowed before icann.sucks happens. :) I guess we'll know soon enough. What I (like many other posters here) wish would happen is that the world just collectively ignores the .sucks domain. How many TLDs is too many?
        icebraining 12y ago
        How many TLDs is too many? Dunno. How many .com domains are too many? People around here put way too much emphasis on the top level part. They're just domains, who cares how many there are.
Lorento 12y ago
I thought the offside rule was a hack because the natural, beautiful rules didn't end up working in real life.

I think of ICANN like I do FIFA, an unbelievably corrupt bureaucracy at the center of the most beautiful game around.

by guelo 12y ago

I think of ICANN like I do FIFA, an unbelievably corrupt bureaucracy at the center of the most beautiful game around.

thomasvarney723 12y ago

What's corrupt about FIFA? Genuinely curious as I don't really watch soccer.

jrowley 12y ago
John Oliver sums it up pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJEt2KU33I
- thomasvarney723 12y ago
  That's hilarious and terrible.
- StavrosK 12y ago
  So they're basically another IOC?
lotsofmangos 12y ago
Might be easier to make a list about what isn't corrupt. 1. sometimes they sleep

lazaroclapp 12y ago

Well, if you really think so, there is but one course of action: register icann.sucks (and/or fifa.sucks)

PhantomGremlin 12y ago
Good one! I don't think ICANN would allow icann.sucks to exist. Even if that's not explicitly in writing, it would be foolish to bite the supreme leader's hand, wouldn't it? But FIFA better cough up $2,499 in "protection" money or there will be no shortage of people trying to grab that one.
- jonathansizz 12y ago
  I don't think ICANN would allow icann.sucks to exist That says it all. They won't allow themselves to be extorted, but tough luck for everyone else.
  - icebraining 12y ago
    How does it "say it all", when it's just a supposition? Is there any evidence to support that they wouldn't allow icann.sucks to exist?
    - PhantomGremlin 12y ago
      Of course it's just a supposition. It's not even informed speculation, just an idle wish. Still, I'll go out on a limb and say that PutinSucks.ru will be allowed before icann.sucks happens. :) I guess we'll know soon enough. What I (like many other posters here) wish would happen is that the world just collectively ignores the .sucks domain. How many TLDs is too many?
      - icebraining 12y ago
        How many TLDs is too many? Dunno. How many .com domains are too many? People around here put way too much emphasis on the top level part. They're just domains, who cares how many there are.

Lorento 12y ago

I thought the offside rule was a hack because the natural, beautiful rules didn't end up working in real life.