Vint Cerf, a “father of the Internet”, is retiring

 (techcrunch.com)

44 points | by compiler-guy 2 days ago

11 comments

  • chips_not_fries 2 hours ago
    A genuine innovator

    No matter what you think of Google

  • pwdisswordfishq 1 hour ago
    > a relatively good career

    What's that for?

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    • lkramer 57 minutes ago
      I believe it's what is called a joke. I'm with you, I don't like them either.
  • raychis 21 minutes ago
    Thought this was about Tim Berners-Lee, he is the only father I know.
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    • almost 17 minutes ago
      Father of the web sure. But HTTP is not the Internet!
  • croes 31 minutes ago
    Nitpicking: a father of the internet not the father. There is more than one.
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    • pipes 13 minutes ago
      I'm reading "where the wizards stay up late", and I was thinking the same thing. It's difficult to keep track of who is who but I'm pretty certain Cerf has appeared yet. I'm not that far through.

      https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Wizards-Stay-Up-Late/dp/06848...

      (Well actually I'm listening to it not reading, maybe that's why I can't keep track of the protagonists!)

  • roschdal 18 minutes ago
    Al Gore invented the internet.
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    • tomhow 16 minutes ago
      Please don’t post snarky or low-substance comments on HN.
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  • tonyhart7 35 minutes ago
    Imagine creating internet to connect people and live to see the day that most internet traffic is Bot and AI talk to each other is fascinating

    I wonder what he feeling about it

  • kappi 2 days ago
    He made millions last 20 years at Google without doing much and just being a honorary post, not sure what he feels about BS jobs like this
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    • sollewitt 1 hour ago
      Vint took what could have been a prestige emeritus position at Google and turned it into a platform to champion accessibility and “Greyglers”. The man has more class than his suits.
    • sph 1 hour ago
      Of all the millionaires in the world, I feel he’s earned a little bit of monetary recognition for his achievements.

      Had I coinvented TCP/IP, I’d gladly take a bullshit, cushy paying job in my latter half of my career as a ‘reward’

  • TurdF3rguson 43 minutes ago
    Well that's quite fine with me. Thank you Al Gore for all you have given us.