From the same era of the internet I recall a site called the "Large Hardon Collider" making fun of the very common subtle typo. IIRC it had a light blue background and crude (in more ways than one) pencil diagrams. I can't find it now and I wonder if anyone else remembers it?
https://web.archive.org/web/20170814124609/http://largehardo... (NSFW, obviously.)
Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
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Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's only impressive if you've become accustomed to the unfortunate trend of forced obsolescence and the desire of many to justify useless recurring "maintenance" busywork. Basic HTML and CSS will always work.
Maintaining a working server over that time is the challenge.
A quick look at the ip show that it is owned by hostgator.com, a web hosting company.
The key here is renting the domain indefinitely and moving to a new web hosting company if one goes bust.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#63Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maintaining a working server over that time is the challenge.
What makes you think the owner of this site maintain a server? A quick look at the ip show that it is owned by hostgator.com, a web hosting company. The key here is renting the domain indefinitely and moving to a new web hosting company if one goes bust.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#65Meanwhile Dolph Lundgren has an actual MA in Chemical Engineering. It's a pity we can't get him to do something like this in earnest to teach engineering concepts.
Brian May (Queen) has a PhD degree in astrophysics :)
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#66Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#67I don't see much connection here between miss BS and semiconductor physics. It's just a physics book that happens to have pictures of the popstar in it.
A joke is like a soap bubble. The act of explaining a joke pops it and reveals it to have no substance. The essence of humor is simply surprise. Once the surprise is gone, or if it never was surprising, it seems flat or silly. Some people enjoy humor with deeper meaning, and explaining that meaning might be illuminating. But that’s lipstick on a duck.
If the author had tied song references into the text, for example, that would make it a much better execution.
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#68Meanwhile Dolph Lundgren has an actual MA in Chemical Engineering. It's a pity we can't get him to do something like this in earnest to teach engineering concepts.
Brian May (Queen) has a PhD degree in astrophysics :)
Re: Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)
#69Apparently, you could have gotten a .edu before 2001 without being an accredited institution in the US.