webdiscuss » current events http://www.webdiscuss.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:15:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 web discuss 2.0 http://www.webdiscuss.com/webdiscuss/rodney/web-discuss-20/ http://www.webdiscuss.com/webdiscuss/rodney/web-discuss-20/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:34:57 +0000 Rodney http://www.webdiscuss.com/webdiscuss/web-discuss-20/ As webdiscuss enters it’s 7th year online, it’s interesting to take a look back at some of our past discussions.

This post isn’t about emerging new technology, web2.0, ajax, or any of the other buzz-words-du-jour; it’s just a notice of another reincarnation of a site and newsgroup that I hold dear.

Even though the discussions have slowed, we’re still here. We’ll still be here. Why not spark the discussion.

]]> http://www.webdiscuss.com/webdiscuss/rodney/web-discuss-20/feed/ 0 verisign is a mofo cybersquatter http://www.webdiscuss.com/web-development/rodney/verisign-is-a-mofo-cybersquatter/ http://www.webdiscuss.com/web-development/rodney/verisign-is-a-mofo-cybersquatter/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2003 01:54:57 +0000 Rodney http://www.webdiscuss.com/web-development/verisign-is-a-mofo-cybersquatter/ I just don’t know what to say about this.

This seems to be one of the most criminal, monopolistic abuses of power that I have seen happen on the internet since I made my first clickety click several years ago.

Verisgn is making all the unregistered domains point back to their server so they can make money from the traffic of every unused domain on the internet. Mofos.

Read the full story here:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20030915/D7TJ2U5O0.html

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