The internet’s fifth man (2013)
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The internet’s fifth man (2013)
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#2>Louis Pouzin helped create the internet
Bing part of creating such a main element in the world it's just crazy
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#3I found this article via Wikipedia as a result of wondering why unix shells are named so.
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#4A significantly underrated progenitor. Not always recognised, and certainly not reflected adequately in the official historia recited often by Americans.
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#5This was one of the best articles I've read lately, it's not filled with empty prose as is the style today, it's just filled with the history of a man who was one of several who founded the internet and no more.
I agree with him that we need to keep iterating the foundations of the internet and keep it open and protect against the corporate takeover. I'm not sure how best to do that so I guess all I can do is work on my small areas of influence at work and in my personal projects.
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#6I found this article via Wikipedia as a result of wondering why unix shells are named so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)
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#7LOOOL
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#8I found this article via Wikipedia as a result of wondering why unix shells are named so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)
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From the article:
> That program, which he described as a “shell” around the computer’s whirring innards, gave inspiration—and a name—to an entire class of software tools, called command-line shells, that still lurk below the surface of modern operating systems.
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#9This guy invented the datagram?!
How in the world is this not recognized earlier? He got awarded in 2003, but that is still way too late.
I think we should have a list in which all stories of underdeserved computer scientists should be displayed. Alan Turing's example is a well-known one. I still can't believe how he was treated. But apparently he isn't the only example of being underdeserved.
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#10This was one of the best articles I've read lately, it's not filled with empty prose as is the style today, it's just filled with the history of a man who was one of several who founded the internet and no more. I agree with him that we need to keep iterating the foundations of the internet and keep it open and protect against the corporate takeover. I'm not sure how best to do that so I guess all I can do is work on…
> This was one of the best articles I've read lately, it's not filled with empty prose as is the style today.
Agreed! Why is that the style today?
I've heard it has something to do with SEO but I'm unsure how, or if there are other reasons.
This trend makes my skimming habit so much worse, because it actually justifies skipping ahead to meaningful words.