Tuesday, 9. June 2009
Topic: NEWS english - on June 9, 2009 at 9:53:00 AM CEST
20th Anniversary of the Dawn of Dot-Com
It was 20 years ago today when I posted to USENET the public launch of ClariNet, my electronic newspaper service delivered over the Internet. By finding a way around the NSFNet acceptable use policy, ClariNet was the first business founded to use the Internet as its platform for business, and the era of the 'dot-com' had begun. For the anniversary I have written a history of the founding of ClariNet and early internet business, which outlines how it all came down. Readers may also enjoy the included anecdote about what I term 'M5' reliability, where the news system was so robust that, like the M5 computer on Star Trek, even those authorized to do so were unable to shut it off; and a story of the earliest large SF eBook effort
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Topic: EU - on June 9, 2009 at 9:52:00 AM CEST
Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament
The Pirate Party has won a huge victory in the Swedish elections and is marching on to Brussels. After months of campaigning against well established parties, the Pirate Party has gathered enough votes to be guaranteed a seat in the European Parliament.
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Topic: FUN - on June 9, 2009 at 9:48:00 AM CEST
The Aliens Are Coming: Sheep In A Circle
This is a picture of sheep in Herefordshire, England forming a perfect circle all by themselves because the aliens are coming. And aliens, at least according to science, hate circles. Some people believe the shape was created by a farmer dropping feed in a circular pattern, but those people are crazy.
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