| A bit OT: One of the creators of the Internet to be honored [message #29401] |
Do, 05 Mai 2005 22:34 |
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Gore to Get Lifetime Award for Internet
May 5, 8:28 AM (ET)
By ANICK JESDANUN
NEW YORK (AP) - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the
Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online
achievements don't find it funny at all.
In part to "set the record straight," they will give Gore a lifetime
achievement award for three decades of contributions to the Internet, said
Tiffany Shlain, the awards' founder and chairwoman.
"It's just one of those instances someone did amazing work for three decades
as congressman, senator and vice president and it got spun around into this
political mess," Shlain said.
Vint Cerf, undisputedly one of the Internet's key inventors, will give Gore
the award at a June 6 ceremony in New York.
"He is indeed due some thanks and consideration for his early
contributions," Cerf said.
Gore, who boasted in a CNN interview he "took the initiative in creating the
Internet," was only 21 when the Internet was born out of a Pentagon project.
But after joining Congress eight years later, he promoted high-speed
telecommunications for economic growth and supported funding increases for
the then-fledging network, according to the International Academy of Digital
Arts and Sciences, which presents the annual awards.
He popularized the term "information superhighway" as vice president.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050505/D89T12N00.html
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| Re: A bit OT: One of the creators of the Internet to be honored [message #29430 ] |
Fr, 06 Mai 2005 02:35 |
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This reminds me: the Internet is going to be closed all next week for
cleaning, so if you've got surfing to do you'd better get on it.
Chiggy.
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| Re: A bit OT: One of the creators of the Internet to be honored [message #29453 ] |
Fr, 06 Mai 2005 15:30 |
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"Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> This reminds me: the Internet is going to be closed all next week for
> cleaning, so if you've got surfing to do you'd better get on it.
I heard they have 2 people doing it with standard electrical vacuum
cleaners. Do you really think they can finish in a week? Let's hope it
will not take longer than the planned week.
/Rasmus
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| Re: A bit OT: One of the creators of the Internet to be honored [message #29454 ] |
Fr, 06 Mai 2005 16:05 |
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"Rasmus Bøg Hansen" <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote in message
news:87vf5web2n.fsf [at] grignard.amagerkollegiet.dk...
> "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net> hit the keyboard.
> Afterwards the following was on the screen:
>
> > This reminds me: the Internet is going to be closed all next week for
> > cleaning, so if you've got surfing to do you'd better get on it.
>
> I heard they have 2 people doing it with standard electrical vacuum
> cleaners. Do you really think they can finish in a week? Let's hope it
> will not take longer than the planned week.
>
> /Rasmus
They added a third guy--Al Gore was available.. Congrats to George Bush and
the US for thinking ahead and providing fault-tolerance for the various
internets. Redundancy should make it still available while they vacuum and
pressure-hose clean the various parts. Though it may be a bit slower while
they clean it.
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