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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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The world wide web has existed longer than the time between the inventions of the radio and television (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

A better way to phrase it is: The birth of the internet (1969) is closer to the birth of television (1927) than it is to today.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago

The birth of the internet and the birth of the world wide web are two differnet things though: The world wide web started in 1989.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago

Now listen here you little shit ...