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Seven Wonders of the IT World
C.G. Lynch writes "The computer closest to the North Pole. The most intriguing data center. The biggest scientific computing grid. The little kernel that rocked the world. CIO.com has compiled a list of Seven Wonders of the IT World, some of the most impressive and unusual systems on the planet (and beyond)."
...That Job's iPod is on there, after all, it is the seventh wonder of the actual world
Yeah, but do they have a hard-rockin' flute ballad, like the "New Seven Wonders of the World?" It's probably Chocolate Love or All Your Base or some damn thing, isn't it?
So, in other words you're still not able to back up anything you said.
I am leaving it up to the reasonably capable reader to find the references as my understanding of the background comes via first hand knowledge that has no citable sources. Take that for what you value it for, but it is factual and with enough (easy) digging, can be verified.
I don't know much about the history of Google, but Keyhole was a company independent of Google for quite years. I worked for a company that subscribed to its service. Google bought Keyhole years later.
Yes, Keyhole was founded as an independent company in 2001 and was so for about three years prior to Google's acquisition. Furthermore, they had a number of customers ranging from city planning and architectural firms to land management agencies... What is your point?
Your original post is completely worthless, with a bunch of home page links pretending to be citations. Lemme take a shot at your style of online journalism:
I never purported those links to be sources of anything other than who they were, thus the open links. I am well versed in the art of writing with proper citations (would have been hard to get a doctorate without) and I don't need any advice from a spiteful, Slashdot troll with an ID in the 800k range on how to post to Slashdot, thanks.
People like you are the reason smart people don't trust the internet.
Given your apparent history of calling people children who don't know what they are talking about (seems to be a favorite), I would advise you to take it easy on calling people out who likely *do* know a fair bit more about certain subject matter than you do and let them inform the community. I've found that it is folks who attempt to muzzle people publicly, without care or knowledge of who they are attempting to quiet by proving themselves more capable or knowledgeable to be the most ignorant.
Note that none of that should be construed as malevolent. Rather, consider it advice from someone who has been around the Internet for a while, has participated in and fostered community, has educated many at the post-graduate level and only wants more respect and quality from the communities he participates in.
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chewing through my restraints.