Vint Cerf and what he's learned
April 28th 2008 05:46
Category: Eclectic
Vint Cerf is often called the 'grandfather of the Internet', but a more accurate title would be: inventor of the TCP/IP protocol suite, the protocol that the Internet uses to route information around the odorous tendrils of its murky web.
I attended a lecture that Cerf gave at the University of Sydney... he was an eccentric speaker, showing us pictures of him dressed in robes at the Google offices. They've hired him to be a motivating figure, a "Chief Internet Evangelist".
The Esquire article gives us a few sound bites that we can easily digest:
"You don't have to be young to learn about technology. You have to feel young."
"There was a first "Oh, no!" moment. That was the first time I saw spam pop up. It could have been as early as '79. A digital-equipment corporation sent a note around announcing a job opening, and we all blew up, saying, This is not for advertising! This is for serious work!"
"I wouldn't go on a safari in a three-piece suit."
"There was a first "Oh, no!" moment. That was the first time I saw spam pop up. It could have been as early as '79. A digital-equipment corporation sent a note around announcing a job opening, and we all blew up, saying, This is not for advertising! This is for serious work!"
"I wouldn't go on a safari in a three-piece suit."
The original TCP/IP paper is a dry read, and doesn't appear to be revolutionary. I suppose what made it fantastic is that the ARPAnet was being designed as these protocols were coming out, allowing Cerf and his minions to fine tune the net. An exciting time, with an unclear vision of the future.
Exciting? Well, Cerf likes other things too:
"Reproducing isn't nearly as much fun in Second Life."
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