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ottoton How a Band of Rebels and Pioneers Launched Wired's First Website 20 Years Ago

In-depth interviews here:

http://www.internethistorypodcast.com/2014/10/the-webs-first...

ottoton Obama's Cyber Attack

@bashzor Thanks for adding the "public" link!

ottoton Who Really Invented the Internet?

Excellent rejoinder from Michael Hiltzik in the LA Times today:

So, who really did invent the Internet?

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-mo-who-invented-int...

ottoton Life on Mars? Funds for NASA to Find the Answer Fade:

Canceling these two Mars research projects strikes me as short sighted and stupid. $300 million is the cost "savings", including screwing over our European partners!

That is equivalent to the cost of a small highway overpass project, like for instance, the Orange County (California) $277 million I-405/22/605 West County Connector project, which will provide zippier and dedicated carpool lanes between highways.

Which is the priority: carpool lane improvement or Life on another planet research?