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The world wide web has existed longer than the time between the inventions of the radio and television
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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"The internet" is a > layer 2 technology, radio and TV transmission would all be layer 2 if you applied the OSI model. And layer 2 tech has rapidly changed since the initial creation of the internet.
ARPANET started off on dedicated phone lines essentially (and maybe microwaves). When normal people started using it it was mostly done on their actual phone line with a modem. Then we started getting tech like ISDN, T1, DSL, cable and, Fiber. Nevermind internal networking which went through a wild ride in the 90s before setting on the twisted pair that we have now.
https://youtu.be/Hvqv9QcTcfA?t=93 I mean just look at how comically large an original "thicknet" cable was. It was like an inch thick.