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The Internet At 35

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-drive-drink-and-buy-porn dept.

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. 25 or 35? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is the title wrong? "The Internet At 25"

  2. 25?? by Zorilla · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The Internet at 25. (1969)

    Nice math there. It's 35.

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  3. Math by JustOK · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Title says 25, body says 35.

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  4. 35? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So why does the SD title say 25?

  5. Nice Math by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: -1, Redundant

    2004-1969=35

    Duh.

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  6. So how was it ten years ago? by SoTuA · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You know, the internet at 25?

  7. Math? by Boinger69 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    2004-1969=35 not 25 And oh yeah, FIRST POST.

  8. So which is it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    25 or 35?

  9. first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Don't you mean The Internet at 35?

  10. Its 35, not 25. by boulat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In 35 years of internet posting.. there are still acquisition erorrs

  11. What the fuck is the Internet? by ack154 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "The internet is a communications tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another."

    Thank you, I'll be here all week.

  12. Re:editors? by nkh · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's a good thing we have Google now: 2004 - 1969 = 35

  13. And I know someone who already forgot! by YetAnotherName · · Score: -1, Redundant

    No, Vint Cerf remembered. The person who forgot the Internet's birthday was, of course, it's "inventor": Al Gore.

    Of course, I use "inventor" quite loosely. More loose than a crackwhore on a sex tour.

  14. VP Gore by netglen · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So Gore was VP in 1969? Now I'm throughly confused.

  15. Twins paradox? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So the internet spent 35 years accelerating to near the speed of light, but only aged 25 years when it returned to earth. Right? What do I win? A dupe?

  16. Re:editors? by grolschie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Some internet trivia for ya's: In what year did Al Gore invent the internet?

  17. Dupe by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So which is it? 25? or 35? Come on... :p

    It's only a 10 years old dupe. You must be new here...

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  18. EVIDENCE - Al Gore claiming credit by rm3friskerFTN · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Balance Through HUMOR You Uptight Moderators

    It is FUNNY that Al Gore claimed that he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" ... the video is there if you watch & listen to the entire interview at time stamp ~ 0:50

    " I took the initiative in creating the Internet," Al Gore preposterously claimed (time stamp ~ 0:50) on the March 9, 1999 Late Edition/PrimeTime, but that didn't faze CNN's Wolf Blitzer who just kept tossing softball questions.
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