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Beside the fact that he had nothing to do with the invention of the internet. He was responsible for the "High Performance Computing Act" but he never invented the internet...
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04-17-2009, 08:17 PM | #335 |
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04-17-2009, 08:26 PM | #336 |
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He was instrumental in passing the legislation that turned DARPANET into the Internet. Close enough for me.
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http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp And I should know; I was there. |
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So, okay, you win; he didn't create the Internet. He just took the initiative in creating the Internet as we know it today. (shrug) |
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At best, you could say Gore took *an* initiative, which was one of many initiatives, which helped transform the Internet. But the Internet existed before Gore, and was transformed by the contributions of many other people more important than any politician in Washington. |
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Good grief, people, it was just a joke.
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04-17-2009, 11:23 PM | #341 |
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Alas, it's kind of a sore point in the culture wars. :-)
For what it's worth, I agree that e-book readers in general both have some improving to do and are likely to do it. I kind of look forward to seeing where they will go, and I very much hope some version that will display (and allow search and annotation of) scientific articles in their proper format is in the works. |
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Reason I believe this is that one of my sons, a thirty-something who is only a desultory reader told me the other day that he's reading the Sherlock Holmes books on his iPhone. This happened because I sent him the free ebook link to the BeeKeeper's Apprentice. I predict that this will happen when Steve Jobs gets reading glasses. |
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Answer from Amazon:
Hello, We serve more than 88 million Amazon Retail accounts. The vast majority of customers are honest, but a tiny fraction are not. We work hard to identify and restrict the small number of fraudulent and abusive accounts. Failure to do so would drive up retail costs and make it impossible to serve honest customers with the lowest prices. Kindle accounts are not impacted by Amazon Retail account restrictions. I hope this information helps. We look forward to your next visit. Best regards, Account Specialist Amazon.com --- So your Kindle account shouldn't be affected ... have you even tried? |
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