Are You Ready for the Internet? (1994) [video]
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#2Wow, the phrase "information superhighway" really brought me back. I hadn't heard that for quite some time!
Re: Are You Ready for the Internet? (1994) [video]
#3Funny to see the BBC complaining about "letting the market forces" build the internet. The said market forces didn't do too bad.
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#4Funny to see the BBC complaining about "letting the market forces" build the internet. The said market forces didn't do too bad.
You mean the oligopoly of big tech?
Re: Are You Ready for the Internet? (1994) [video]
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#6Funny to see the BBC complaining about "letting the market forces" build the internet. The said market forces didn't do too bad.
Considering that ARPANET and CERN were both government funded, I’d say market forces had little to do with it.
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#7Disappointed to not find a flower shop at branch.com:1080
Re: Are You Ready for the Internet? (1994) [video]
#8Wow, the phrase "information superhighway" really brought me back. I hadn't heard that for quite some time!
Fun fact: Because of this phrase (In German „Datenautobahn“) the German digital ministry is docked to the ministry of transport…
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#9Funny to see the BBC complaining about "letting the market forces" build the internet. The said market forces didn't do too bad.
Considering that ARPANET and CERN were both government funded, I’d say market forces had little to do with it.
Yes, it was a government initiative to create a decentralised network. Getting ready in 1994 was over 20 years late.
Fun fact: Queen Elizabeth sent an email in 1976. Or more likely she pressed a button.
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#10When I pause Netflix, why dont I have the option to purchase the clothes they are wearing on screen?