The number of pages it would take to print the Internet = 305.5 billion
Source: If you could print out the whole Internet, how many pages would it be? – The Washington Post
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The story behind the longest-running hoax in Wikipedia history
Jar’Edo Wens is an Australian aboriginal deity, the god of “physical might†and “earthly knowledge.†He’s been name-dropped in books. Carved into rocks.
And, as of March,conclusively debunked.
There is no such figure, it turns out, in aboriginal mythology; instead, Jar’Edo Wens was a blatant prank, a bald invention, dropped into Wikipedia nine years ago by some unknown and anonymous Australian. By the time editors found Jar’Edo Wens, he had leaked off Wikipedia and onto the wider Internet.
He had also broken every other Wikipedia hoaxing record. At nine years, nine months and three long days, Jar’Edo Wens is the longest-lived hoax found on the free encyclopedia yet.Â
The story behind Jar’Edo Wens, the longest-running hoax in Wikipedia history – The Washington Post.
The head of the FCC just proposed the strongest net neutrality rules ever
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed the “strongest open Internet protections” the Web has ever seen.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said by placing broadband Internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon Wireless under a stricter regulatory regime, consumers would be ensured an open Internet. Under the new regime, broadband providers would be explicitly banned from blocking content or creating fast lanes for Web services that can pay for preferential treatment into American homes.
The proposal is the latest in a year-long struggle by Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and wireless industry, to create so-called net neutrality rules, amid great public interest in the creation of strong rules and fierce opposition by deep-pocketed telecom and cable companies.
The head of the FCC just proposed the strongest net neutrality rules ever – The Washington Post.