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DNS Inventor Predicts Future of the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-bet-its-faster-and-has-more-nekkid dept.

afra242 writes "BBC News has an interesting article which discusses what Dr Paul Mockapetris, the creator of DNS, thinks about what the Internet will be in the near future. He states that currently, we are in the Bronze Age of the Internet and phones will be phased out completely, to be replaced by web addresses."

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  1. slow news day by xeeno · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    gotta be.

  2. sig comment by pipingguy · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Are you in need of laxatives or are you a Pakled?
    I loved that episode.

  3. He's full of it.... by Coppit · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This is the same guy who said that Tetris causes seizures. He's even using the same pseudonym: Mockapetris.

    [It's a joke... Laugh. And yes, for the record, I was permanently scarred by kids making fun of my name in 2nd grade.]