WOW, look at this engine

Sparkle wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

Corky Scott wrote:

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.



Supporting the extension of the internet isn't even close to
"inventing" it.


Wow! After all this, somebody's *still* putting "inventing" in quotes.

We already saw the real quote:
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative
in creating the Internet."

Invent and create are pretty close cousins. My comment applies equally
well to create. I didn't think he'd used the word invent which is why I
had it in quotes as I wasn't sure it was strictly correct. So, let me
restate: Supporting the extension of the internet isn't even close to
creating it.

Happy?


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:


Invent and create are pretty close cousins. My comment applies equally
well to create. I didn't think he'd used the word invent which is why I
had it in quotes as I wasn't sure it was strictly correct. So, let me
restate: Supporting the extension of the internet isn't even close to
creating it.


The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

--

FF

wrote:


Matt Whiting wrote:


Invent and create are pretty close cousins. My comment applies equally
well to create.

Matt, I took the initiative a few years ago and invented my own
computer. Bought all the pieces, took `em home, and invented a computer
out of them!

I didn't think he'd used the word invent which is why I
had it in quotes as I wasn't sure it was strictly correct. So, let me
restate: Supporting the extension of the internet isn't even close to
creating it.



The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

What was it then? Took?

Sparkle wrote:
wrote:


Matt Whiting wrote:


Invent and create are pretty close cousins. My comment applies equally
well to create.

Matt, I took the initiative a few years ago and invented my own
computer. Bought all the pieces, took `em home, and invented a computer
out of them!

I didn't think he'd used the word invent which is why I
had it in quotes as I wasn't sure it was strictly correct. So, let me
restate: Supporting the extension of the internet isn't even close to
creating it.



The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

What was it then? Took?

Yes.

If one wishes to understand Gore's statment, and clearly not everyone
does want to understand it, one needs to consider it in the context
of the question he was asked. He was asked about his qualifications
for political office. 'Inventing' or 'creating' the internet, in the
sense of the technological work, would be irrelevent to his
qualifications
for political office. So clearly, that is not what he meant.

--

FF

wrote:

The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

What was it then? Took?

Yes.

If one wishes to understand Gore's statment, and clearly not everyone
does want to understand it, one needs to consider it in the context
of the question he was asked. He was asked about his qualifications
for political office. 'Inventing' or 'creating' the internet, in the
sense of the technological work, would be irrelevent to his
qualifications
for political office. So clearly, that is not what he meant.

It's so obvious... now.

What were you waiting for??

Sparkle wrote:
wrote:

The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

What was it then? Took?

Yes.

If one wishes to understand Gore's statment, and clearly not everyone
does want to understand it, one needs to consider it in the context
of the question he was asked. He was asked about his qualifications
for political office. 'Inventing' or 'creating' the internet, in the
sense of the technological work, would be irrelevent to his
qualifications
for political office. So clearly, that is not what he meant.

It's so obvious... now.

What were you waiting for??

Give a man enough rope....

--

FF

Sparkle wrote:
wrote:


Matt Whiting wrote:


Invent and create are pretty close cousins. My comment applies equally
well to create.


Matt, I took the initiative a few years ago and invented my own
computer. Bought all the pieces, took `em home, and invented a computer
out of them!

More like assembled a computer rather than created it.


Matt