Al Gore gets lifetime award for internet

[RagingBITCH]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gore_award

NEW YORK - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online achievements don't find it funny at all.

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In part to "set the record straight," they will give Gore a lifetime achievement award for three decades of contributions to the Internet, said Tiffany Shlain, the awards' founder and chairwoman.

"It's just one of those instances someone did amazing work for three decades as congressman, senator and vice president and it got spun around into this political mess," Shlain said.

Vint Cerf, undisputedly one of the Internet's key inventors, will give Gore the award at a June 6 ceremony in New York.

"He is indeed due some thanks and consideration for his early contributions," Cerf said.

Gore, who boasted in a CNN interview he "took the initiative in creating the Internet," was only 21 when the Internet was born out of a Pentagon project.

But after joining Congress eight years later, he promoted high-speed telecommunications for economic growth and supported funding increases for the then-fledging network, according to the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which presents the annual awards.

He popularized the term "information superhighway" as vice president.

 

[IAteYourMother]

 

[SagaLore]

I've researched this before but now I forget... so what is it that Al Gore actually did, that involved the Internet?

 

[daveymark]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...in P&N, that is

 

[digitalsm]

He popularized the term "information superhighway" as vice president.

We could have lived without that term...

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
I've researched this before but now I forget... so what is it that Al Gore actually did, that involved the Internet?

He took credit for it.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Who invented the internet then?

 

[FoBoT]

AlGore is a nutjob (now)
losing made him a bit daft

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
I've researched this before but now I forget... so what is it that Al Gore actually did, that involved the Internet?

Al Gore was primarily responsible for getting the fledgling websites "adamandeve.com" and "hugecockmadness.com" up and running on the information superhighway.

 

[scsi drv1]

When Al Gore is rewarded for the creation of the internet it is a sad day amongst our ranks. Next thing you know Bush#2 will win a Nobel Prize for linguistics.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Who invented the internet then?

How bout some freaking credit for Hardware Engineers for a change?

<--------- Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996 etc.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Kensai
Who invented the internet then?

How bout some freaking credit for Hardware Engineers for a change?

<--------- Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996 etc.

That's about all the credit you'll get

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Kensai
Who invented the internet then?

How bout some freaking credit for Hardware Engineers for a change?

<--------- Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996 etc.

That's about all the credit you'll get

How bout at least some :beer: to wash it down man

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Kensai
Who invented the internet then?

How bout some freaking credit for Hardware Engineers for a change?

<--------- Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996 etc.

That's about all the credit you'll get

How bout at least some :beer: to wash it down man

Fine, but you're pushing your luck... :beer:

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Kensai
Who invented the internet then?

How bout some freaking credit for Hardware Engineers for a change?

<--------- Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996 etc.

Were you the lead in designing DSL modems, or just worked on the project? That is really cool.

 

[Aves]

An article about Al Gore and the Internet written by Khan and Cerf, the 2004 Turing Award winners.

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[jalaram]

*Sigh* Is it that hard to learn the truth?

No,
Al Gore did not claim he "invented" the Internet, nor did he say anything that could reasonably be interpreted that way.

 

[SpazzyChicken]

I was suprised to see that Al Gore actually did the voice of himself in the episodes of Futurama. I couldn't believe it when his name was listed under guest stars. I would have thought that Tipper would be against a show like that.

Anyway, who cares about Al Gore? Adult Swim rules!

 

[Landroval]

He deserves a lot of credit actually. Glad he is being recognized

 

[PingSpike]

Al Gore was awesome on SNL.

 

[oogabooga]

dmcowen674 i hope this is satisfactory :beer:

NEW YORK - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online achievements don't find it funny at all. They told him to F*!# off and gave the proper award to dmcowen674.

In part to "set the record straight," they will give dmcowen674 a lifetime achievement award for three decades of contributions to the Internet, said Tiffany Shlain, the awards' founder and chairwoman.

Vint Cerf, undisputedly one of the Internet's key inventors, will give dmcowen674 the award at a June 6 ceremony in New York.

"He is indeed due some thanks and consideration for his early contributions," Cerf said.

He popularized the term "nef" as one of those who Designed Modems at Hayes Modems, DSL Modem that became Worldwide standard back in 1996.

related links :
www.anandtech.com

 

[SparkyJJO]

If al gore created the internet then I created the atom bomb :roll:

 

[wchou]

Originally posted by: Landroval
He deserves a lot of credit actually. Glad he is being recognized

 

[gar3555]

Originally posted by: wchou

Originally posted by: Landroval
He deserves a lot of credit actually. Glad he is being recognized

wow...once again I think I'm sick to my stomach...

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: Landroval
He deserves a lot of credit actually. Glad he is being recognized

It's just too bad so many people would rather just parrot the lies and propaganda the Republicans spewed out about him. I guess it's just more convenient to say LOLZ AL GORE IS SO STOOPID HE THINKS HE INVENTED THE INTERNET!!!!111 than to find out what he really did and said, and evaulate him on that level. But it's not cool to do your own thinking anymore, is it?