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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. Dupe! by OriginalArlen · · Score: -1, Troll

    Saw this the other day...

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    Everything I needed to know about life, I learnt from Blake's Seven
  2. In Soviet Russia ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    web sites dial YOU.

    All voicemail will be stored on FTP, and my NNTP server collects the community alerts. Brilliant! Thank you Mr. DNS!

  3. Re:He's predicting what already exists! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're just a fucking dumbass. For any given contact of mine close enough to be identified as a friend, I have both their phone numbers and complete addresses committed to memory. The same can be said for my family.