Comments on: Is the Moon included in Vodafone Passport? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-244291 Ben Smith Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-244291 I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.<br><br>* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment. I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.

* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment.

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-244290 Kip Hakes Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-244290 Yes - Ben 'I'll piss on your parade' Smith Yes – Ben 'I'll piss on your parade' Smith

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-233015 Ben Smith Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:17:28 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-233015 I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.<br><br>* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment. I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.

* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment.

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-232361 Ben Smith Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:17:28 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-232361 I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.<br><br>* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment. I also take sweets from babies and shoot fish in barrels*.

* No fish were harmed in the making of this comment.

]]> By: Kip Hakes http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-232354 Kip Hakes Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:03:49 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-232354 Yes - Ben 'I'll piss on your parade' Smith Yes – Ben 'I'll piss on your parade' Smith

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-232340 Ben Smith Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:36:18 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-232340 It's just what I bring to the team... :-) It's just what I bring to the team… :-)

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-232339 Ewan @ MIR Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:19:36 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-232339 You've just shot holes through my finely crafted dream Mr Smith You've just shot holes through my finely crafted dream Mr Smith

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/is_the_moon_included_in_vodafone_passport.html/comment-page-1#comment-232333 Ben Smith Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:25:22 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12378#comment-232333 I realise this is just a bit of fun, but it's been a long day so indulge me:<br><br>- Why would you need a data centre on the moon to get a .moon domain name? I have UK and Indian domain names served from the US. Even countries that restrict registration to citizens or locally registered organisations don't (to my knowledge) insist on hosting in that geography.<br><br>- Why would hosting on the moon exempt you from government control? The point of control (assuming no international body applied their own standards there) would just shift to the location of the receiving equipment.... As it did with the Sealand data centre which promoted itself as being outside of governmental control, but was only served by telecoms links from the UK. <br><br>- What are ZDNet smoking? This is a project to relay sensor data it's no more useful as a moon-phone network than the cups and string on my desk.... In other news "Human habitation of Mars inched closer today as Ben Smith admitted he might 'consider' moving there one day if they promised you could go there for free in a space ship and live in a Jetsons house with supermodels...." Bah! I realise this is just a bit of fun, but it's been a long day so indulge me:

- Why would you need a data centre on the moon to get a .moon domain name? I have UK and Indian domain names served from the US. Even countries that restrict registration to citizens or locally registered organisations don't (to my knowledge) insist on hosting in that geography.

- Why would hosting on the moon exempt you from government control? The point of control (assuming no international body applied their own standards there) would just shift to the location of the receiving equipment…. As it did with the Sealand data centre which promoted itself as being outside of governmental control, but was only served by telecoms links from the UK.

- What are ZDNet smoking? This is a project to relay sensor data it's no more useful as a moon-phone network than the cups and string on my desk…. In other news “Human habitation of Mars inched closer today as Ben Smith admitted he might 'consider' moving there one day if they promised you could go there for free in a space ship and live in a Jetsons house with supermodels….” Bah!

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