Who is William Buffett?
Or that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.
Quote from: Diane C on July 16, 2015, 11:05:38 PMOr that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.I'm embarrassed to say that back when I was young and naïve I actually believed he'd said that.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
Quote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 08:14:55 AMQuote from: Diane C on July 16, 2015, 11:05:38 PMOr that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.I'm embarrassed to say that back when I was young and naïve I actually believed he'd said that.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."Yes, I know what he MEANT, but that's what he SAID.
Quote from: Chris22 on July 17, 2015, 08:43:39 AMQuote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 08:14:55 AMQuote from: Diane C on July 16, 2015, 11:05:38 PMOr that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.I'm embarrassed to say that back when I was young and naïve I actually believed he'd said that.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."Yes, I know what he MEANT, but that's what he SAID. Yes, it was poorly worded. But he didn't say "invented". I was surprised to see how much he actually did in Congress to shape the landscape that did allow it to flourish. And how much credit some of the legends of the day give him (like Vint Cerf).
Quote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 09:08:56 AMQuote from: Chris22 on July 17, 2015, 08:43:39 AMQuote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 08:14:55 AMQuote from: Diane C on July 16, 2015, 11:05:38 PMOr that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.I'm embarrassed to say that back when I was young and naïve I actually believed he'd said that.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."Yes, I know what he MEANT, but that's what he SAID. Yes, it was poorly worded. But he didn't say "invented". I was surprised to see how much he actually did in Congress to shape the landscape that did allow it to flourish. And how much credit some of the legends of the day give him (like Vint Cerf).He said "create[d]", it's the same damn thing.
Quote from: Chris22 on July 17, 2015, 09:24:44 AMQuote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 09:08:56 AMQuote from: Chris22 on July 17, 2015, 08:43:39 AMQuote from: forummm on July 17, 2015, 08:14:55 AMQuote from: Diane C on July 16, 2015, 11:05:38 PMOr that guy who invented the internet, Al Gore.I'm embarrassed to say that back when I was young and naïve I actually believed he'd said that.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."Yes, I know what he MEANT, but that's what he SAID. Yes, it was poorly worded. But he didn't say "invented". I was surprised to see how much he actually did in Congress to shape the landscape that did allow it to flourish. And how much credit some of the legends of the day give him (like Vint Cerf).He said "create[d]", it's the same damn thing.I took the initiative to create the evacuation plan at work, doesn't mean I invented the idea of running away from fire.