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Where Wizards Stay Up Late : The Origins of the Internet

Reading Where Wizards Stay Up Late : The Origins of the Internet depressed me…even though it was really good. The people who developed what eventually became the Internet were ever so smart and cared about what they were doing and why they were doing it. The Internet today is increasingly in the hands of people concerned only with power and money. I’m going to try to do my small part to keep the spirit of the Internet founders alive.