an explosion in Web use and development far beyond that envisioned by the original scientists
Porn.
I mean I wonder if any of the devisers went "Oh! Extra naked ladies! I'm pulling an all nighter on this protocol!"
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
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§ ita § - Apr 05, 2005 8:13:47 am PDT #2307 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tom Scola - Apr 05, 2005 8:15:25 am PDT #2308 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I was on the Internet in 1987.
Steph L. - Apr 05, 2005 8:16:19 am PDT #2309 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The Internet is for porn.
Why you think the 'net was born?
Porn, porn, porn.
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2005 8:16:49 am PDT #2310 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So was I. I just didn't realise it had a name. I didn't make it onto the web until '95, I think.
edit: ON THE INTERNET not born for porn. Sheesh.
Tom Scola - Apr 05, 2005 8:18:58 am PDT #2311 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Back then, all the porn was in ASCII art. Or if you were really lucky, you could get some monochrome bitmap pictures.
tommyrot - Apr 05, 2005 8:19:09 am PDT #2312 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lets see.... I sent my first internet email in '91. I went to my first web site in '94. I was in Minneapolis, dialed in to a server in San Francisco (in terminal mode) and browsing the web via a text browser. IIRC, I liked the Web better than ftp, Archie or Veronica (the latter two are/were also internet protocols).
Jessica - Apr 05, 2005 8:25:05 am PDT #2313 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I sent my first internet email in '91. I went to my first web site in '94.
That sounds like more or less my timeline too.
Betsy HP - Apr 05, 2005 8:26:12 am PDT #2314 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
I sent my first Internet e-mail in 1982.
Latecoming freaks.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2005 8:29:18 am PDT #2315 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hey, I was 4 in 1982. Give a girl some credit for learning to read and write before going online. So many people today skip that step.
Gandalfe - Apr 05, 2005 8:49:45 am PDT #2316 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Gotcha all beat, probably. I grew up in Salt Lake, about 4 blocks from the University of Utah computer lab, which was one of the original nodes on ARPAnet. For several years in my youth, starting in about '76 or '77, my Dad got me an account in the lab to keep me busy during summer vacation. So . . . .