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Fifty years of the internet

TechCrunch LA

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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Student-Founded Fantasy Pollster Is Hoping To Pick The Next President

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Greathouse: You and Brent are currently third and fourth year Computer Science majors at UC Santa Barbara. Greathouse: You mentioned Intrade, which was shut down by the government in 2012. Greathouse: How difficult would it be for an existing site to change their designation?

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