Comments on: The Internet Gets Smaller http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: KarlaX http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-44091 KarlaX Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:23:20 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-44091 <p>Great blog you have going on. KarlaX</p> Great blog you have going on. KarlaX

]]> By: KarlaX http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-29630 KarlaX Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:23:20 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-29630 <p>Great blog you have going on. KarlaX</p> Great blog you have going on. KarlaX

]]> By: Anonymous http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-44090 Anonymous Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:08:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-44090 <p>Well, Wired is just saying that "internet" is no longer a proper noun. It's general, like road or tree or desk.<br><br>It's weird though, because it's not like "internet" refers to a class of objects, so you would think it would be capitalized. Also, that sentence about no historical precedence or whatever seems entirely lazy and bogus. Like somebody asked, "Why do we capitalize Internet anyway?" and somebody replied, "Damfino." and that's all they thought about it. Al Gore be damned.<br><br>(P.S. on the Chicago Manual thing...try this: "I stuck my shovel in the earth."<br>vs. "I stuck my shovel in the Earth."<br><br>Doesn't the second make you feel like you're some sort of interstellar being? I know I do.)<br><br>MadS</p> Well, Wired is just saying that “internet” is no longer a proper noun. It’s general, like road or tree or desk.

It’s weird though, because it’s not like “internet” refers to a class of objects, so you would think it would be capitalized. Also, that sentence about no historical precedence or whatever seems entirely lazy and bogus. Like somebody asked, “Why do we capitalize Internet anyway?” and somebody replied, “Damfino.” and that’s all they thought about it. Al Gore be damned.

(P.S. on the Chicago Manual thing…try this: “I stuck my shovel in the earth.”
vs. “I stuck my shovel in the Earth.”

Doesn’t the second make you feel like you’re some sort of interstellar being? I know I do.)

MadS

]]> By: Anonymous http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-29629 Anonymous Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:08:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-29629 <p>Well, Wired is just saying that "internet" is no longer a proper noun. It's general, like road or tree or desk.</p> <p>It's weird though, because it's not like "internet" refers to a class of objects, so you would think it would be capitalized. Also, that sentence about no historical precedence or whatever seems entirely lazy and bogus. Like somebody asked, "Why do we capitalize Internet anyway?" and somebody replied, "Damfino." and that's all they thought about it. Al Gore be damned.</p> <p>(P.S. on the Chicago Manual thing...try this: "I stuck my shovel in the earth." vs. "I stuck my shovel in the Earth."</p> <p>Doesn't the second make you feel like you're some sort of interstellar being? I know I do.)</p> <p>MadS</p> Well, Wired is just saying that “internet” is no longer a proper noun. It’s general, like road or tree or desk.

It’s weird though, because it’s not like “internet” refers to a class of objects, so you would think it would be capitalized. Also, that sentence about no historical precedence or whatever seems entirely lazy and bogus. Like somebody asked, “Why do we capitalize Internet anyway?” and somebody replied, “Damfino.” and that’s all they thought about it. Al Gore be damned.

(P.S. on the Chicago Manual thing…try this: “I stuck my shovel in the earth.” vs. “I stuck my shovel in the Earth.”

Doesn’t the second make you feel like you’re some sort of interstellar being? I know I do.)

MadS

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-44089 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:46:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-44089 <p>I think that every once in a while, Wired likes to try to tell everyone how things are going to be. Then any time they see Internet spelled in lower case, they can claim responsibility and feel important - despite the fact that none of my friends who subscribed to wired in 1996 do today.</p> I think that every once in a while, Wired likes to try to tell everyone how things are going to be. Then any time they see Internet spelled in lower case, they can claim responsibility and feel important – despite the fact that none of my friends who subscribed to wired in 1996 do today.

]]> By: Neb Okla http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-29628 Neb Okla Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:46:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2004/08/17/the-internet-gets-smaller/#comment-29628 <p>I think that every once in a while, Wired likes to try to tell everyone how things are going to be. Then any time they see Internet spelled in lower case, they can claim responsibility and feel important - despite the fact that none of my friends who subscribed to wired in 1996 do today.</p> I think that every once in a while, Wired likes to try to tell everyone how things are going to be. Then any time they see Internet spelled in lower case, they can claim responsibility and feel important – despite the fact that none of my friends who subscribed to wired in 1996 do today.

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