hypertown@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoOh no...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down126
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minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoThat shit always cracks me up the internet did not begin when you first started paying attention to it
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoTrue, although in my case, I’ve been paying attention to it since 1989. So I at least can say I was there when the web began.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYou’re the exception. The fact you know the distinction between the internet and the web proves that.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI know I am. I started on the Internet playing MUDs over Telnet, chatting on IRC and posting on Usenet. My “640k is good enough for anybody” quote in 1993: “This web thing is pretty cool, but it will never replace Gopher.”
That shit always cracks me up
the internet did not begin when you first started paying attention to it
True, although in my case, I’ve been paying attention to it since 1989. So I at least can say I was there when the web began.
You’re the exception. The fact you know the distinction between the internet and the web proves that.
I know I am. I started on the Internet playing MUDs over Telnet, chatting on IRC and posting on Usenet.
My “640k is good enough for anybody” quote in 1993: “This web thing is pretty cool, but it will never replace Gopher.”