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Vint Cerf endorses Barack Obama

Post by allix » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:44 am

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O60x75K9Fgw

He talks briefly about net neutrality .
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Re: Vint Cerf endorses Barack Obama

Post by Patrick » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:46 am

Who the hell is Vint Cerf? Never heard of him.
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Re: Vint Cerf endorses Barack Obama

Post by Tsuroerusu » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:27 am

Patrick wrote:Who the hell is Vint Cerf? Never heard of him.
I hope you were kidding, because ...
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf[1] (IPA: [sɝf]; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist who is the "person most often called 'the father of the Internet'."[2][4][5] His contributions have been recognized repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology,[1] the Turing Award,[6] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[7]

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Re: Vint Cerf endorses Barack Obama

Post by Patrick » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:33 am

Tsuroerusu wrote:I hope you were kidding, because ... [
I thought Al Gore invented the internet :)

Seriously I've never heard of Vint Cerf. Sounds like a porn star.
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