On Jul 26, 4:37 pm, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I guess I am surprised such a minor article could stir up such a fuss > anyway, this is the inter-web - invented by Al Gore - where everyone > can make their own truth.
I just want to point out that the "Al Gore claims to have invented the internet" statement is false - I'm not sure if you meant that as evidence that anyone can make up a statement like that, or that *he* did it. In any case I frequently hear it repeated as fact so in case anyone believes it's true - it's not - here's the full quote: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system." Note that he said "initiate in creating", NOT "invented" - and you can see that in that full context it's clear he does not want you to believe he personally invented TCP/IP. The first use of the word "invent" in this story appeared in a Republican press release. -- Tor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
