11-14-2002, 08:29 AM
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Somebody stole my cheese
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Technologically challenged
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!
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11-14-2002, 01:15 PM
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Don't dream it, be it...
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hmmm.... yeah, that's about right. ^_^ i love technology. *sigh*
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11-14-2002, 09:38 PM
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Somebody stole my cheese
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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!
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11-14-2002, 09:52 PM
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old s'cool
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How Stuff Works- another internet addiction
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 |
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11-15-2002, 12:10 AM
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Somebody stole my cheese
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OMG! They have a newsletter? I'm totally there!
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11-19-2002, 01:58 AM
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old s'cool
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One of this week's articles
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