More scenes from Istanbul:
- the Galata Tower, symbol of the old 13th Genoese colony
- at the Fenerbahçe stadium in Kadikoy on the Asian side of Istanbul
- many many flags for 100th anniversary of the republic
- night view from above the Grand Bazaar
Some scenes from Istanbul:
- the Hagia Sophia
- inside the Hagia Sophia
- sun rises over the Bosporus from Asia
- the walls of Theodocius II, built in the 5th C
The roar of the chanting fans in the Besiktas stadium beside my hotel MIGHT keep me up for another 50mins for the second half of their Europa Conf match… but their passion is DEFINITELY putting a smile on my face! 😁⚽️🏟️
Welcome to Istanbul!
Whoa! The route is through Russian airspace! No polar route or southern bend for me this time. Turns out Turkish Air is one of the 55 that still fly through Russia: www.businessinsider.com/airlines-…
See you in 13h40m 👋
The last time I was at T3 Haneda was before the border opened last year. It was a total ghost town, not one restaurant open and I had to eat at 7-11. Now it is full of tourists having late dinner at 9pm at a ton of open restaurants along halls designed to look like old Edo streets.
Almost time for wheels up! (Osaka Itami Airport)
Just left the house. It is now 🚎🚌✈️✈️
Osaka → Haneda → Istanbul
Attending the Internet Governance Forum - Stakeholders
Sunday, November 5, 2023
(This is a post in a series about attending the Internet Governance Forum 2023 in Kyoto.) To describe where the Internet Governance Forum fits in terms of internet governance, we have to also describe the other stakeholders in the system. Internet governance is polycentric. The IGF is just one part of a network of stakeholders that hold influence over how the internet works. Its key mandate is to bring various stakeholders together in a forum to discuss public policy, which is a key differentiator from other technology fora.
Today, November 5th in the year of our lord Buddha 2567, the weather was 28 flippin’ degrees celcius here in Osaka 🥵
#ClimateCrisis
Took the new bike for a ride down the river this afternoon. Hit the old Sakuranomiya Public Hall, which used to be the entrance of the Japan Mint; across the street is the current Mint building; the bridge beside the Mint lit up with Osaka Castle top right; the Imperial Hotel with a dinner cruise.
Been prepping for my trip to Istanbul next week. Getting excited! So much to see so I have to be choosy. If you have recommendations please share! 🛫🇹🇷
“Some thoughts are come in to your head to die… but if brain is sick enough?” Genius 👏👏👏 ⌨️
#mechanicalkeyboard
And now for a little specialty coffee. This is an Ethiopian bean from Tamiru’s Sky Project. You can learn more here shop.glitchcoffee.com/en/produc…
☕️ #coffee
Found a nice little restaurant in the Asahi Newspaper buildings in downtown Osaka for lunch with my wife. I used to come to these buildings 20 years ago to train in jujutsu. A lot has changed!
Attending the Internet Governance Forum - Experience
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
(This is a post in a series about attending the Internet Governance Forum 2023 in Kyoto.) The Kyoto International Conference Center is a sprawling complex on the north side of the city, at the very last stop of the Kyoto Municipal Subway line. The subway exit features a circular chamber with a 10m wide IGF logo on the floor welcoming visitors. Hallways are lined with posters for the event, and two escalators later you exit to the ground floor and a red carpeted entrance.
Monthly Newsletter is out!
IETF got backronym game 👏👏👏
- SIP Best-practice Recommendations Against Network Dangers to privacY (sipbrandy)
- DANE Authentication for Network Clients Everywhere (dance)
- Serialising Extended Data About Times and Events (sedate)
- WebRTC Ingest Signaling over HTTPS (wish)
Attending the Internet Governance Forum - An intro
Monday, October 30, 2023
The Internet Governance Forum is a multistakeholder forum established by the United Nations and held annually around the world since 2006. The 18th edition was held in Kyoto, the city in which I reside, so I decided to attend. I have been to a few technical conferences, barricaded in rooms with passionate technologists arguing over the most minute details of a newly forming standard, but the IGF promised something different. This is a policy forum to discuss the societal impacts of digital technology worldwide.
Another of Japan’s charming manhole covers
