Re: I invented Finite Element Analysis

"Earl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Donald Munro wrote:
>
>> The virtual internet was invented by al gore.
>
> Why is it this myth won't die?

Gore to receive Internet lifetime achievement award
PT May 5, 2005
NEW YORK - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the
Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online
achievements don't find it funny at all.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7746308/

The "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs were misleading,
out-of-context distortions of something he said during an interview with
Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to
describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic
presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied
(in part): "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the
initiative in creating the Internet..."
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:30:01 GMT, "Snippy Bobkins"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Earl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Donald Munro wrote:
>>
>>> The virtual internet was invented by al gore.
>>
>> Why is it this myth won't die?
>
>Gore to receive Internet lifetime achievement award
>PT May 5, 2005
>NEW YORK - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the
>Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online
>achievements don't find it funny at all.
>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7746308/
>
>The "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs were misleading,
>out-of-context distortions of something he said during an interview with
>Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to
>describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic
>presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied
>(in part): "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the
>initiative in creating the Internet..."
>http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

Which is itself a highly arguable claim. The internet was on its way with or
without Gore.

Ron

Donald Munro wrote:
>> The virtual internet was invented by al gore.

Earl wrote:
> Why is it this myth won't die?

Like that myth held by some in the US that European countries don't
presume innocence.

RonSonic wrote:
>>The "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs were misleading,
>>out-of-context distortions of something he said during an interview with
>>Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to
>>describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic
>>presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied
>>(in part): "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the
>>initiative in creating the Internet..."
>>http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
>
> Which is itself a highly arguable claim. The internet was on its way with or
> without Gore.
>
> Ron

Ron's assertion indicates that he was not a close observer of the
development of the Internet. It likely would have been swept aside by
competing network schemes had it not received strong financial support
on several occasions from the U.S. Congress under the leadership of
people such as Al Gore.

I was a member of the ARPAnet startup committee, which got the ball
rolling in 1967. At that time it was not at all obvious which way the
ball would roll.

-Les Earnest

In article <[email protected]>, Les Earnest <[email protected]>
wrote:

> RonSonic wrote:
> >>The "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs were misleading,
> >>out-of-context distortions of something he said during an interview with
> >>Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to
> >>describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic
> >>presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied
> >>(in part): "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the
> >>initiative in creating the Internet..."
> >>http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
> >
> > Which is itself a highly arguable claim. The internet was on its way with or
> > without Gore.
> >
> > Ron
>
> Ron's assertion indicates that he was not a close observer of the
> development of the Internet. It likely would have been swept aside by
> competing network schemes had it not received strong financial support
> on several occasions from the U.S. Congress under the leadership of
> people such as Al Gore.
>
> I was a member of the ARPAnet startup committee, which got the ball
> rolling in 1967. At that time it was not at all obvious which way the
> ball would roll.
>
> -Les Earnest

It doesn't really matter what you say, Les - there are people who absolutely know
better then you what *really* happened. In all seriousness, that's just one of many
things the media has said about Gore that is a gross distortion of what he said or
did.

http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/10/05/gore_internet/index.html

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Howard

Never take a tenant with a monkey.

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:22:28 -0700, Howard Kveck <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>, Les Earnest <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>> RonSonic wrote:
>> >>The "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs were misleading,
>> >>out-of-context distortions of something he said during an interview with
>> >>Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to
>> >>describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic
>> >>presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied
>> >>(in part): "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the
>> >>initiative in creating the Internet..."
>> >>http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
>> >
>> > Which is itself a highly arguable claim. The internet was on its way with or
>> > without Gore.
>> >
>> > Ron
>>
>> Ron's assertion indicates that he was not a close observer of the
>> development of the Internet. It likely would have been swept aside by
>> competing network schemes had it not received strong financial support
>> on several occasions from the U.S. Congress under the leadership of
>> people such as Al Gore.
>>
>> I was a member of the ARPAnet startup committee, which got the ball
>> rolling in 1967. At that time it was not at all obvious which way the
>> ball would roll.

Which has not a thing to do with Al Gore.

> It doesn't really matter what you say, Les - there are people who absolutely know
>better then you what *really* happened. In all seriousness, that's just one of many
>things the media has said about Gore that is a gross distortion of what he said or
>did.
>
>http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/10/05/gore_internet/index.html

Perhaps the man should learn to express himself more clearly.

Ron

RonSonic wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:22:28 -0700, Howard Kveck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Which has not a thing to do with Al Gore.
>
>> It doesn't really matter what you say, Les - there are people who absolutely know
>> better then you what *really* happened. In all seriousness, that's just one of many
>> things the media has said about Gore that is a gross distortion of what he said or
>> did.
>>
>> http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/10/05/gore_internet/index.html
>
> Perhaps the man should learn to express himself more clearly.
>
> Ron
Well, the way he is helps US elite students to get some recreational
activities:
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1996/gore/