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Remember? First Internet payment on the "modern" Internet

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  • N newton saber

    Do you remember when the first commercial transaction occurred on the "modern"* Internet? *I say, modern because I know someone will tell me the Internet has been around since 1940 or something. :laugh: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/business/attention-shoppers-internet-is-open.html[^]

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    Really, the only thing that surprises me is that it wasn't pr0n related.

    "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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      Really, the only thing that surprises me is that it wasn't pr0n related.

      "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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      OriginalGriff
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      No that was second. First sale was cat related... :-D

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        No that was second. First sale was cat related... :-D

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        Admit it, it was you wasn't it!

        "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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          Admit it, it was you wasn't it!

          "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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          OriginalGriff
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          What are you accusing me of? The cat pictures or the pr0n? :laugh:

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            What are you accusing me of? The cat pictures or the pr0n? :laugh:

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            Pics of pussy, could go either way. ;P

            "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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            • N newton saber

              Do you remember when the first commercial transaction occurred on the "modern"* Internet? *I say, modern because I know someone will tell me the Internet has been around since 1940 or something. :laugh: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/business/attention-shoppers-internet-is-open.html[^]

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              F ES Sitecore
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              It was a payment to a Nigerian prince who needs help smuggling his £18,098,374,387 out of the country.

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              • N newton saber

                Do you remember when the first commercial transaction occurred on the "modern"* Internet? *I say, modern because I know someone will tell me the Internet has been around since 1940 or something. :laugh: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/business/attention-shoppers-internet-is-open.html[^]

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                What is this 'Compact Audio Disk' thing of which they speak?

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                  What is this 'Compact Audio Disk' thing of which they speak?

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                  newton saber
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                  Wastedtalent wrote:

                  What is this 'Compact Audio Disk' thing

                  I know right. CD stands for Circular Disc. Sheesh, they don't even know what they're talking about. :laugh:

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                  • N newton saber

                    Do you remember when the first commercial transaction occurred on the "modern"* Internet? *I say, modern because I know someone will tell me the Internet has been around since 1940 or something. :laugh: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/business/attention-shoppers-internet-is-open.html[^]

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                    Vikram A Punathambekar
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                    Ten Summoners' Tales is a fantastic album.

                    Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                    • N newton saber

                      Wastedtalent wrote:

                      What is this 'Compact Audio Disk' thing

                      I know right. CD stands for Circular Disc. Sheesh, they don't even know what they're talking about. :laugh:

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                      Yeah, exactly! I read it the other day on the LCD display of an ATM machine.

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