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IPv6, finally without a tunnel!

Hooray! IPv6 without a tunnel! SixXS (Six Access) is an outstanding IPv6 tunnel broker with multiple PoPs all around world, including one here in Finland. If your ISP doesn't provide IPv6, I can strongly recommend SixXS. It's been a smooth ride!

However, now that my ISP, Nebula, provides IPv6 connectivity to its more advanced subscribers, I no longer need SixXS. Since it is impossible to get a new account after deleting an old one, I will keep the account in case I have to changes ISP without IPv6 connectivity.

As much as I'm happy to have "real" IPv6 connectivity, I'm not sure if it will change anything for me right now. Sure, I can see animated turtle at http://www.kame.net/ and get shorter route to limited number of hosts but otherwise little has changed. IPv6 will start solving problems only when others start using it too. I took an initiative earlier this year, now it's your turn. Start your browser engines and get your IPv6 tunnel today!

6th kyu in kendo

After years of hesitation I finally decided to take new path in my life and start a hobby that didn't have computers in it. I signed up for kendo lessons. After three months of practicing twice a week our group reached the graduation day. 6th kyu, nothing more, nothing less.

What next? We are now allowed to practice with others, far more advanced students. It is now also possible to start doing iaido lessons, which is actually the main reason why I signed up in the first place. Whatever I keep doing kendo or not is still kind of open question: there's much I like here, but iaido was the driving force. Besides, this whole thing can take huge amounts of time and right now I have limited supply of that luxury.