If you are interested in speaking at the ICANN 68 DNSSEC Workshop, please send a brief (1-2 sentence) description of your proposed presentation to dnssec-kualalumpur@isoc.org by 29 May 2020. This online workshop will be Monday, 22 June 2020, from 02:00…
Apr 22
Reflections on Earth Day 1990 – And How It Fundamentally Changed My Life
As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day today, April 22, 2020, my mind jumped back 30 years to "Earth Day 1990" in the state of New Hampshire. I made some choices that year and seized some opportunities that introduced me to the worlds of communications, community organizing, and public relations. I approached 1990 thinking I was going to be finishing up a Masters in Education degree and heading back to Connecticut to teach in a public high school. But life took very different turns and presented new opportunities. The choices I made then set me on the path…
Apr 22
TDYR 392 – Reflections on Earth Day 1990 and How It Fundamentally Changed My Life
On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, I look back 30 years and tell the story of how the events that led to Earth Day 1990, and the choices I made, fundamentally changed my life and set me on the path that led to where I am today…
See also this post…
Apr 21
On this 50th Earth Day, We Are Using The Internet To Change The World
50 years ago when the first Earth Day happened, the networks that would later form the Internet were only beginning. 20 years later, when Earth Day 1990 turned the celebration into a global event, the World-Wide Web existed only as a single website in Switzerland. Today, the Internet is our lifeline. In a world locked […]
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Apr 20
TDYR 391 – Taking a Coffee Break via Zoom and Slack during COVID-19 Pandemic
In a time of isolation, how can you use virtual coffee breaks to connect with others? In this episode, I talk about how people within my organization have used the combination of Zoom and Slack to have virtual coffee (or tea) breaks to connect with eac…
Apr 15
TDYR 390 – On Why We Need To Write in Plain Language
Why do we write articles that people can’t understand? How can we be more clear and concise in our writing? How can we reduce the load on the brains of our readers? In this episode I talk about how critically important it is to write in “plain language…
Apr 08
TDYR – The COVID-19 Pandemic – Personal Reflections from Vermont
It’s been one month since the first positive case of COVID-19 was found in Vermont, where I live. In this episode I talk through some of my thoughts about what all is going on…
Mar 30
TDYR 388 – The joy of using the Internet to celebrate a wedding cancelled by the pandemic
Yesterday we had the joy of using the Internet to celebrate the relationship of two people whose wedding was cancelled due to the pandemic. In this episode I talk about how wonderful that celebration was… and how the Internet can be used to bring mom…
Mar 23
IETF 107 Starts Today as a Virtual Meeting
Later today, the 107th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will begin its working group sessions in an unconventional way. Previously, over 1,000 engineers were expected to be in Vancouver, Canada, to engage in the IETF’s work creating the open standards that make the Internet possible. But with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
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Mar 17
Remote Working: the Benefits, Disadvantages, and some Lessons Learned in 15+ years
With so many people now having to learn to work remotely due to restrictions related to COVID-19, what information can people share who have been working from home? Back in October 2019, I realized it was 20 years ago when…
