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cynic@undisclosed.example.com (cynic) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:34 +0000

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-	[[when-was-internet-invented-and-who-invented-internet \| Who Invented the Internet? The Real Story Behind the Myth]]	+	[[when-was-internet-invented-and-who-invented-internet \| Who Invented the Internet? The Real Story Behind the Myth]]


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-	[[Debunking ARPANET mythology\| Who Invented the Internet? Debunking ARPANET mythology]]	+	[[Debunking ARPANET mythology\| Who Invented the Internet? Debunking ARPANET mythology]]
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-	[[Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed \| The Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed]]	+

		+	[[Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed \| The Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed]]

		+	[[when-was-internet-invented-jcr-licklider-guides-1960s-arpa-vision\| Internet History 1960s: J.C.R. Licklider guides ARPA Vision]]

		+	[[J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network \| J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network ]]

-	[[when-was-internet-invented-jcr-licklider-guides-1960s-arpa-vision\| Internet History 1960s: J.C.R. Licklider guides ARPA Vision]]	+	[[ Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed \| Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed ]]
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-	[[J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network \| J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network ]]	+

-	[[ Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed \| Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed ]]


-		+	[[1960s-paul-baran-developed-packet-switching\| Internet History 1960s: Paul Baran developed packet switching ]]
-	[[1960s-paul-baran-developed-packet-switching\| Internet History 1960s: Paul Baran developed packet switching ]]	+


-	[[Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching \| Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching ]]	+	[[Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching \| Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching]]


-	**[[1980s-internet-protocols-become-universal-language-computers\| Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf set standards TCP/IP becomes universal language	+	[[1980s-internet-protocols-become-universal-language-computers\| Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf set standards TCP/IP becomes universal language]]
-	]]**	+

-	[[Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language \| Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language]]	+	[[Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language \| Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language]]

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	Internet History 1990s: Who invented the world wide web?		Internet History 1990s: Who invented the world wide web?
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-	[[The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout \|The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout ]]	+	[[The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout \|The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout ]]

-	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch our complete "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]	+	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch our complete "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]

-	[["Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube\| "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]	+	[["Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube\| "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]

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-		+	[[how-edison-tesla-and-westinghouse-really-built-the-electric-age \| The War of Currents]]
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-	[[how-edison-tesla-and-westinghouse-really-built-the-electric-age \| The War of Currents]]	+


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-	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch the complete History of the Internet series on YouTube]]	+
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	[[top-ten-list\| Top Ten List]]		[[top-ten-list\| Top Ten List]]

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cynic@undisclosed.example.com (cynic) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:07:51 +0000

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-	The Man Who Dreamed the Internet Before Computers Could Even Talk	+	The Man Who Dreamed the Internet Before Computers Could Even Talk
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	[[ReadMe\| Read Me First]]		[[ReadMe\| Read Me First]]

-	[[when-was-internet-invented-and-who-invented-internet \| Who Invented the Internet? The Real Story Behind the Myth]]	+	[[when-was-internet-invented-and-who-invented-internet \| Who Invented the Internet? The Real Story Behind the Myth]]


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-	[[Debunking ARPANET mythology\| Who Invented the Internet? Debunking ARPANET mythology]]	+	[[Debunking ARPANET mythology\| Who Invented the Internet? Debunking ARPANET mythology]]
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-	[[Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed \| The Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed]]	+

		+	[[Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed \| The Man Who Imagined the Internet Before Computers Existed]]

		+	[[when-was-internet-invented-jcr-licklider-guides-1960s-arpa-vision\| Internet History 1960s: J.C.R. Licklider guides ARPA Vision]]

		+	[[J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network \| J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network ]]

-	[[when-was-internet-invented-jcr-licklider-guides-1960s-arpa-vision\| Internet History 1960s: J.C.R. Licklider guides ARPA Vision]]	+	[[ Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed \| Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed ]]
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-	[[J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network \| J. C. R. Licklider: Intergalactic Computer Network ]]	+

-	[[ Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed \| Internet visionary J.C.R. Licklider Computing's Johnny Appleseed ]]


-		+	[[1960s-paul-baran-developed-packet-switching\| Internet History 1960s: Paul Baran developed packet switching ]]
-	[[1960s-paul-baran-developed-packet-switching\| Internet History 1960s: Paul Baran developed packet switching ]]	+


-	[[Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching \| Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching ]]	+	[[Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching \| Paul Baran: The Forgotten Geek Behind Packet Switching]]


-	**[[1980s-internet-protocols-become-universal-language-computers\| Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf set standards TCP/IP becomes universal language	+	[[1980s-internet-protocols-become-universal-language-computers\| Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf set standards TCP/IP becomes universal language]]
-	]]**	+

-	[[Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language \| Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language]]	+	[[Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language \| Who Invented TCP/IP? Kahn and Cerf Teach Computers the Same Language]]

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	Internet History 1990s: Who invented the world wide web?		Internet History 1990s: Who invented the world wide web?
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	Internet History 1990s: Marc Andreessen wrote Mosaic Web browser		Internet History 1990s: Marc Andreessen wrote Mosaic Web browser

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-	[[The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout \|The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout ]]	+	[[The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout \|The Internet Was Built to Survive. Can you Survive a Tuesday Blackout ]]

-	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch our complete "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]	+	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch our complete "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]

-	[["Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube\| "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]	+	[["Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube\| "Who Invented The Internet?" series on YouTube]]

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-		+	[[how-edison-tesla-and-westinghouse-really-built-the-electric-age \| The War of Currents]]
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-	[[how-edison-tesla-and-westinghouse-really-built-the-electric-age \| The War of Currents]]	+


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-	[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO_st2TkWKkY\| Watch the complete History of the Internet series on YouTube]]	+
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	[[top-ten-list\| Top Ten List]]		[[top-ten-list\| Top Ten List]]