On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Brian Johnson wrote: > I really wish people would keep their personal/political bias outside the > list unless it is specific and relevant. What other "main-stream" news > organization has made any reports on this issue?
As much as I agree with the comments people have made, you're right, they aren't appropriate for this forum. However, it *is* possible to cover properly: IP Address Shortage Has ISPs Scrambling For Space http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128907099 > Bear with us while we go a little deeper into the digital landscape. We're > going to talk about IPv4 exhaustion next. Don't be scared - we'll break it > down. Here it goes. > > Everything that can be connected directly to the Internet - computers, cell > phones, game systems, TVs, even cars - has an Internet Protocol, or IP > address. IP version 4, or IPv4, has just over 4 billion unique addresses. But > with so many Internet-ready devices on the market, the current supply of IP > addresses will run out sometime next year. > > John Curran is going to explain what that means for Internet users. He's the > president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, and he's in > the studio at member station KPBS in San Diego. Welcome to the program.
