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The Internet At 35

Anonymous writes "CNN has a story on the 35th anniversary of the Internet, overviewing its past and the future. According to the article the history began on 'September 2, 1969, as bits of meaningless test data flowed silently between the two computers.' So, happy birthday, the Internet!"

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  1. Weee by Secret+Chimp · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post not about the bad title! weee!

  2. Yay! by mfh · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Happy Birthday to You!
    Happy Birthday to You!
    Happy Birthday Dear Internet (internet)!
    Happy Birthday to You!

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  3. Interweb of Youth Discovered! by rf600r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hope, when I'm 35, I'm 25 again! w00.

  4. Re:Math? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dear Biznitch:

    YOU FAIL EEET.

    Go home pls u suck.

  5. Sweetie pie, I just want you to be the best you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    can be.

    Whenever we speak in hypotheticals, e.g. If x, ..., it's called the subjunctive.

    When we do this, we need to use the proper verb tense in order for our statements to be grammatically correct.

    So, in your case, you'd have wanted to say: If the internet (sic) were a girl, ... -- then speculate your heart out!

  6. Re:Sweetie pie, I just want you to be the best you by eBayDoug · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks you! I dunut car if i spel write or aboot my tenseses, thanks fore tha suggestcion!

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  7. Happy Birthday Mr. President by Man+in+Spandex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Al Gore.
    Al Gore: well this calls for celebration. *ceeeeeeeelebreate good times comon*
    Al Gore: I will

  8. Re:Sweetie pie, I just want you to be the best you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    subgiveafucktive

    "It teh intarwebnet wuz a bitch den it wuld .."

  9. Re:Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOL OMFG!!!1!

    A++++ Will read from again :)

  10. that reminds me of myself.... by LiquidMind · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "....as bits of meaningless test data flowed silently between the two computers"

    that sounds a lot like the way i was made...well, let me rephrase that....

    "...as bits of meaningless biomass flowed silently between the two organs..."

    and out of all those semen, mine was the fastest ;)

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  11. 25 was right... by slashname3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    25 was right, that was when Al Gore invented the Internet. It was not those geeks in 1969 that did it. No no, not them. Al Gore did it. He said so. Remember, its not real until the legislature says so.

  12. The Internet's Over 30? by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe there will stop being so many liberals on it (you know - those over/under 30 who are liberal/conservative...). :p

  13. I'm 35 and I'm quite happy ... but I'm quite old. by Che+Guevarra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hello, Wow. I just posted and the Slashdot system just broke down... That makes me feel much much younger. I'm about as young as the relationship model of databases; or now I'm SRB young.... now I'm Hier....wait... I'm so young I'm network young....... Now I'm file system young...... Oh God! I'm File System young..... waaaaa! Waaaa!!!! No, stop... I'm a cobol baby.

  14. Re:I'm 35 and I'm quite happy ... but I'm quite ol by Che+Guevarra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yep,
    All f=d up.
    Bout time someone started a tech discussion on Slashdot. I thought that would get attention. My post was messed up, and now those in the know would jump in. I know zero about databases., but you all know. So, Discuss! Let's get it on with the object oriented and that all and such....

  15. Re:editors? by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What did it use before that?

  16. Re:editors? by Penguin2212 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But it's only been like 10 years since Al Gore invented it.