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saskuoch
11-14-2002, 07:29 AM
So I was thinking (and this was partially sparked by the first part of Milan Kundera's book Immortality) that my great-grandparents knew how pretty much everything they used day in an day out worked. You know...light switches and stuff. But most of the things I use every day are a mystery to me. I could ask about a ton of them, but I have one big question that kept me awake all last night:

How does the internet work?

Please help!
NekoPunk
11-14-2002, 12:15 PM
hmmm.... yeah, that's about right. ^_^ i love technology. *sigh*
saskuoch
11-14-2002, 08:38 PM
Hey! Thanks a million! I always figured companies must have some sort of agreement or something to connect to each other, but I never heard anything about it, so I wasn't sure.

howstuffworks.com is now one of my new favorite sites!
amanda
11-14-2002, 08:52 PM
OOOh boy. I've been receiving their email newsletter for over a year now. I've learned all sorts of useful and slightly-less useful tidbits. One of the articles this week: how chocolate works.

Gotta love 'em
saskuoch
11-14-2002, 11:10 PM
OMG! They have a newsletter? I'm totally there!
amanda
11-19-2002, 12:58 AM
Here's one that seems of interest to some of y'all:

How Coffee Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/coffee.htm)