Patron Saint of the Internet

[Napoleon]

Seems like the Catholic Church is looking for a patron saint of the internet. Does anyone know how to say Defender/Hooter Morgan in Italian? (and all you non-Catholics, no stuffing the ballot box).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58076-2003Jan28.html

http://www.santiebeati.it/

[cart7]

I'm afraid Defender no longer fits that category since being temporarily banned at TF. ;)

[Turn7]

I would think that Cindy Margolis would fit the bill. I know that there have been many people worship her over the years.

[rabbit]

Saint Albert of Gore, the Almighty Creator of Everything Cyber

[datachicane]

Originally posted by rabbit
Saint Albert of Gore, the Almighty Creator of Everything Cyber

SNOPES Urban Legend Reference Page (http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.htm)

[rabbit]

Originally posted by datachicane
SNOPES Urban Legend Reference Page (http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.htm)

From the link...

However, validating even the lesser claim Gore intended to make is problematic. Any statement about the "creation" or "beginning" of the Internet is difficult to evaluate, because the Internet is not a homogenous entity (it's a collection of computers, networks, protocols, standards, and application programs), nor did it all spring into being at once (the components that comprise the Internet were developed in various places at different times and are continuously being modified, improved, and expanded). Despite a spirited defense of Gore's claim by Vint Cerf (often referred to as the "father of the Internet") in which he stated "that as a Senator and now as Vice President, Gore has made it a point to be as well-informed as possible on technology and issues that surround it," many of the components of today's Internet came into being well before Gore's first term in Congress began in 1977, and it's hard to find any specific action of Gore's (such as his sponsoring a Congressional bill or championing a particular piece of legislation) that one could claim helped bring the Internet into being, much less validate Gore's statement of having taken the "initiative in creating the Internet."


It's true that Gore was popularizing the term "information superhighway" in the early 1990s (when few people outside academia or the computer/defense industries had heard of the Internet) and has introduced a few bills dealing with education and the Internet, but even though Congressman, Senator, and Vice-President Gore may always have been interested in and well-informed about information technology issues, that's a far cry from having taken an active, vital leadership role in bringing about those technologies. Even if Al Gore had never entered the political arena, we'd probably still be reading web pages via the Internet today.

And notice I called him "Creator", not "Inventor".:)

[datachicane]

Originally posted by rabbit
From the link...


And notice I called him "Creator", not "Inventor".:)

:D
Touche'