January 29, 2015 archive
Jan 29
TDYR 220 – Father / Daughter Curling Time Tonight!
Jan 29
Video: Watch A Juniors Curling Game At Nashua (NH) Curling Club
Interested in watching a curling game played by youth? Earlier this month I streamed some of the games of the Nashua Juniors Curling Bonspiel (ages 12+) coming out of the Nashua Curling Club in nearby Nashua, NH, and this is one you might enjoy as it was a well-played game with a nail-biting finish! My 12-year-old daughter Chloe was one of the players and I tried throughout the game to provide some commentary about what was going on.
One of the great aspects about youth curling is that when the kids go out on the ice to play they are all alone. There are no coaches or adults. When they go through the door onto the ice, it is entirely up to them. All the great moments are theirs… as are all the mistakes. They have to do everything to keep the game going. They have to do it all. All we can do as parents is be on the other side of the glass watching…. 
This video gives a good example of youth curling – the game starts at about 7:20 into the video. Enjoy! (And please sign up if you’d like to bring this kind of youth sports activity to the Monadnock region!)
Jan 29
Video: Watch A Juniors Curling Game At Nashua (NH) Curling Club
Interested in watching a curling game played by youth? Earlier this month I streamed some of the games of the Nashua Juniors Curling Bonspiel (ages 12+) coming out of the Nashua Curling Club in nearby Nashua, NH, and this is one you might enjoy as it was a well-played game with a nail-biting finish! My 12-year-old daughter Chloe was one of the players and I tried throughout the game to provide some commentary about what was going on.
One of the great aspects about youth curling is that when the kids go out on the ice to play they are all alone. There are no coaches or adults. When they go through the door onto the ice, it is entirely up to them. All the great moments are theirs… as are all the mistakes. They have to do everything to keep the game going. They have to do it all. All we can do as parents is be on the other side of the glass watching…. 🙂
This video gives a good example of youth curling – the game starts at about 7:20 into the video. Enjoy! (And please sign up if you’d like to bring this kind of youth sports activity to the Monadnock region!)
Jan 29
CloudFlare Seeks Help Testing Their DNSSEC Implementation
This morning the team over at CloudFlare announced they have begun their DNSSEC implementation and asked for help in testing what they have done so far.
They also include a note at the bottom indicating that people interested in participating in their public beta program should contact them.
As we’ve written about several times in the past, CloudFlare continues to move ahead towards their goal of making DNSSEC available throughout their content distribution network (CDN) / DNS hosting service. They’d originally had a goal of rolling it out by the end of 2014 but ran into some challenges that they are still working through. As they note, they are getting closer.
This is great news to see – and we look forward to seeing their public beta program move ahead! If you use CloudFlare, or just want to help them out, please do check out their blog post.
And if you want to get started with DNSSEC or DANE yourself, please visit our Start Here page to find resources to help you begin.
Jan 29
In Singapore for ICANN 52? Join Us At The DNSSEC Implementers Gathering
If you will be in Singapore on Monday, February 9, 2015, for ICANN 52 and you work with DNSSEC, you are invited to attend the informal “DNSSEC Implementers Gathering” at 19:30 at a nearby restaurant/pub. These gatherings bring together people who have implemented DNSSEC or DANE in some way to engage in conversations and exchange information and ideas. We’ve seen ideas for new projects come out of these gatherings in the past – and they have just generally helped deepen the connections between the community of people involved in getting DNSSEC widely deployed.
SPACE IS LIMITED so please RSVP as soon as possible to julie.hedlund@icann.org. We will be cutting off reservations by close-of-business on Thursday, 05 February 2015, but please let Julie know as soon as you can.
This is a unique opportunity to meet with and talk to key implementers, such as NominetUK, CNNIC, JPRS, NZNIC, CIRA, CZNIC, SIDN, and others. We do ask that in order to participate you should come prepared to say a few words about your experiences.
We are grateful once again to Comcast, NBC Universal and the MPAA in providing funding to pay for this informal gathering. The three companies sponsored the event at ICANN 51 in Los Angeles (pictured here) and we were able to stretch their sponsorships to cover this gathering in Singapore. Thank you to the three organizations for helping with what has been an extremely useful event at ICANN meetings. (We will, though, need new sponsors for ICANN 53.)
There are also two other DNSSEC-related events happening during the ICANN 52 week:
Monday, 09 February 1700-1830, DNSSEC for Everybody:
http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-dnssec-everybody
Wednesday, 11 February 0830-1445, DNSSEC Workshop:
http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-dnssec
If you are in Singapore and available Monday evening, 09 Feb 2015, please do join us for the DNSSEC Implementers Gathering!
P.S. It should perhaps be obvious, but this event will not be available for remote participation nor will it be live-streamed as it involves a group of people sitting down at a restaurant/pub and eating/drinking together.
