USA, all the way?
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just keeps gettin better
Then maybe you can teach Efren and Busti how to cue also LOL
That my friend is so funny! LOL Thank You
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BTW, Sean, there was an interview with Tim Berners-Lee on BBC News the other day, with the caption beneath his name reading "inventor of the internet". I know because I recorded it.
I suggest you write a long letter to the BBC, explaining the error of their ways.
Only took you a year and a half to figure that out.......
BTW, Sean, there was an interview with Tim Berners-Lee on BBC News the other day, with the caption beneath his name reading "inventor of the internet". I know because I recorded it.
I suggest you write a long letter to the BBC, explaining the error of their ways.
Sean is right. Berners-Lee did not invent the Internet, he invented WWW or the Web. But to a lot of people, including people in the media, when they talk about the internet they're really referring to the web.
Tim Berners-Lee's contribution is important, however it's blown out of proportion though, especially by the British media. The internet was working before Berners-Lee's WWW came along and it would have continued to work even without it.
Read on ARPANET and you will know the history of the Internet. Don't get your history from BBC.
BTW, Sean, there was an interview with Tim Berners-Lee on BBC News the other day, with the caption beneath his name reading "inventor of the internet". I know because I recorded it.
I suggest you write a long letter to the BBC, explaining the error of their ways.
This speaks to the much-larger problem of how Brits perceive themselves in the world. So I guess your technique backfired, Tim, because we now see there are many more of your "superiority complex" type over there, than just plain ol' Tim.
Unfortunately, that's going to go in one ear and out the other, because Tim "saw" what he wanted to see, to bolster his superiority complex (which we all know hides something on the opposite end of the scale). I mean, it's Exhibit A that he went back and revisited this old thread topic, because he just can't accept the fact he was proven so utterly wrong. He so desperately wanted to hear that a Brit had something to do with "inventing the Internet" -- which anyone of us who actually know something about I.T. know that that phrase -- "inventing the Internet" -- is a misnomer, because there are just too many technologies as components for "one guy" to have invented. The phrase "inventing the Internet" also has a very bad connotation, because it brings memories of Al Gore to mind, and how utterly stupid he looked when he said that. So anyone that claims to have "invented the Internet" -- or any news source that uses that phrase -- looks just as stupid.
Tim *knows* that I.T. is my day-job gig, and at one time I worked for one of the founding companies on the Internet before consumers even knew what the Internet was. So it behooves me to know what I'm talking about, especially since I was there when the components were being assembled. But alas, that doesn't matter, because in his mind -- "the BBC" (yeah, now that's an authoritative source for information technology if I ever saw one
) said that a "Brit invented the Internet" -- and that's all he wants to hear.The funny thing about that ostrich who sticks his head into the sand, is how tiny his head is in proportion to that massive body.
-Sean
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Shining brightly?
If you really believe that the US "shines brightly" in the eyes of the rest of the world, you might consider learning history from a source other than the American main stream media.
Ask the residents of the fifty nations on which the US has dropped bombs, just since WW 2. Oh, you weren't aware of that?
USA will always shine brightly in the eyes of the rest of the world. There are those who are quick to shoot down the United States as losing its ground in the ranking of world power, but there is a reason why everybody wants to come to America to visit, live, or just hang out. It's more than the so-called "American dream."
Anybody who doesn't like the United States, including its citizens, can speak freely and express why. Try doing that in Iran, as an example, and see where you end up. Freedom of speech is a gift that not everybody enjoys.
People flock to our shores to receive an education. True, many of them return to their home country and flourish, but in the spirit of innovation and helping the future when it comes to environmental issues and technology, we all win in the long run when this happens.
In sum, it's okay that "TheThaiger" pokes a stick at the United States, because those of us Americans who are fortunate to live here are blessed in so many ways. And we know what time of day it is. Today, the United States and Britain are strong allies, which is a good thing. We make a good team when it comes to combating the terrorism and demons that exist in today's world. Truth be told, though, I think they're still pissed that we became the super power that we are, surpassing that British Isle long ago, and there was nothing they could do to stop us.
Yep, USA, all the way. We're still on a roll, even today!
If you really believe that the US "shines brightly" in the eyes of the rest of the world, you might consider learning history from a source other than the American main stream media.
Ask the residents of the fifty nations on which the US has dropped bombs, just since WW 2. Oh, you weren't aware of that?
And when a plane goes missing, who's the first to the scene to help?
I'm probably much more familiar with the political machine in America than you are, but that's because of my job.
I know all about mainstream -- one word -- media.
I did not know this was a dead/old thread. This thread was referenced in another thread. I did not notice the dates.
I was not in fact a member when this thread was started - I'm surprised you did not know that.
My point stands
Why does 'mainstream' have to be one word?
I agree that 'main stream' can be construed differently.
But I like 'main-stream' for clarity.
There were a lot more hyphenated words when I was a kid.....
...but there seems to be a war being waged on them....
....communist plot?
I'm pretty in tune with spellings these days. :grin-square:
Most people today use Merriam-Webster as their trusted dictionary ---> HERE.
That said, Merriam-Webster has "milk shake" as two words, which pisses me off.
But if you want to check out multiple dictionaries for a word, always go here ---> "One Look." As you can see, most say "mainstream" is one word.
Suffice it to say, words spelled wrong usually stick out like a sore thumb to my eye; whereas, most others don't even notice it. It's an occupational hazard of mine, which I need to temper.
I like the 'one look', I'll be using it, thanx.I'm pretty in tune with spellings these days. :grin-square:
Most people today use Merriam-Webster as their trusted dictionary ---> HERE.
That said, Merriam-Webster has "milk shake" as two words, which pisses me off.
But if you want to check out multiple dictionaries for a word, always go here ---> "One Look." As you can see, most say "mainstream" is one word.
Suffice it to say, words spelled wrong usually stick out like a sore thumb to my eye; whereas, most others don't even notice it. It's an occupational hazard of mine, which I need to temper.
And please don't temper your distaste of spelling.
We can all learn.
...well, except me and my use of 'thanx'...it's my favorite idiosyncrasy.