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| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V) |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430 |
| Cooling | Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU |
| Memory | 2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600 |
| Storage | WD 160 GB SATA hard drive. |
| Display(s) | Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900 |
| Case | Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window). |
| Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers). |
| Power Supply | ThermalTake 430W TR2 |
| Software | XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1. |
Last night, the United States conceded that they can no longer hold ultimate authority over the internet, and gave control to ICANN. ICANN is a small, non-profit organization whos main purpose is to oversee internet tasks, such as running DNS. ICANN was funded in 1998, runs on a budget of approximately $15 million USD, and is responsible for registering various domains, such as .TRAVEL, .JOBS, and .COM. The United States agrees that
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The transition of the internet to ICANN, while historical, will be in no way easy. Canadian representative Bill Graham says "It is time for ICANN to recognise that it is in many ways a quasi-judicial body and it must begin to behave that way". ICANN has been notoriously secretive in the past, not revealing information about discussions before, and sometimes after, meetings.
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