Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Tom Beecher
> > And those passes aren’t “given”, I purchased them. Well if you purchased them, then of course yours to do with what you wish. On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM Lu Heng wrote: > Hi > > I am a capitalist and philanthropist who doesn’t believe in central > distribution. So, no thanks. > > I

Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Ilissa Miller
Thank you for your very generous offer for this very important community. I hope there are people on this list that take you up on it - very kind! On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM Lu Heng wrote: > Hi > > I am a capitalist and philanthropist who doesn’t believe in central > distribution. So, no t

Re: CAIDA AS Rank

2025-01-14 Thread Bradley Huffaker
Hello NANOG, AS Rank is showing its age, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is working to restore service, and we expect to be back online within a few weeks. Thank you for your patience. Bradley > On Jan 11, 2025, at 1:49 PM, b...@uu3.net wrote: > > Well, in their API help pag

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Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Tom Beecher
> > It’s hard for me to understand why some people have an issue with that. I'm not sure anyone really has said they have an issue. I think for many it's generally been uncommon to see a sponsor give away their conference pass allocations in this manner, so perhaps that's why some comments have b

Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread steve ulrich
a not (IMHO) unreasonable proposed corrollary ... throughout the 21st century, humanity has also demonstrated that the purportedly maximally-efficient distribution of resources afforded by late-stage capitalism has rarely been accompanied by truly altruistic motives; and every capitalist across t

Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Christopher Hawker
If, hypothetically speaking, I were a sponsor and I had spare tickets to an event that I didn't pay for or need and my intentions were truly altruistic, I'd return them to the event organiser so that they may distribute them (in line with my wishes of course). I wouldn't post to a public mailing

Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Lu Heng
Hi there, Throughout the 20th century, humanity has consistently demonstrated that the central distribution and redistribution of resources are ineffective. To clarify, the tickets that come with sponsorship are still tickets that I have purchased as part of a package deal. Therefore, I have pai

Re: Free pass NANOG

2025-01-14 Thread Lu Heng
Hi Llissa: Thank you for your kind words. As the Diamond sponsor and meeting host for the upcoming meetings, I intend to continue this initiative throughout the year for the next few meetings as well! Please spread the word and let those in need know! There are only two to three passes left, so