I've gotta say... While Senator Stevens is clearly pretty clueless about the Internet, his analogy actually wasn't that far off. We regularly use the exact same "tube" imagery, using words like "bottleneck" and "pipeline." By "tubes", he apparently meant systems with finite capacity-which is exactly what the Internet consists of.
John From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya People who think the Internets are a serious of tubes. From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya No, I read it right-just typed it wrong in my reply. Who on earth calls a website an "E-mall"? John ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
