Quote by Dave Barry
What, exactly, is the Internet? Basically it is a global network e

What, exactly, is the Internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped with a device called a “modem” can make a noise like a duck choking on a kazoo. – Dave Barry

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Bill Gates is a very rich man today… and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions. – Dave Barry

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Technology
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Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has instilled within each of us a powerful biological instinct to reproduce; this is her way of assuring that the human race, come what may, will never have any disposable income. – Dave Barry

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Parents
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The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates. – Dave Barry

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If addiction is judged by how long a dumb animal will sit pressing a lever to get a “fix” of something, to its own detriment, then I would conclude that netnews is far more addictive than cocaine. – Rob Stampfli

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Internet

The age of technology has both revived the use of writing and provided ever more reasons for its spiritual solace. Emails are letters, after all, more lasting than phone calls, even if many of them r 2 cursory 4 u. – Anna Quindlen

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Internet

The message for business people contemplating their place in cyberspace is simple and direct: get linked or get lost. – Vic Sussman and Kenan Pollack

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Internet

The Internet is based on a layered, end-to-end model that allows people at each level of the network to innovate free of any central control. By placing intelligence at the edges rather than control in the middle of the network, the Internet has created a platform for innovation. – Vinton Cerf

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Internet

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I help design my own tennis clothes. – Maria Sharapova

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I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other. – Chris Patten

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