The internet, as we know it today, actually used to be a research project run by the US government and it was called ARPANET. Originally, the entire purpose of it was to allow different computers that were far away from each other to do something called time sharing. So you have a supercomputer at a university and another university wants to use that supercomputer? You can basically like log into that computer and use its computing power,. Yeah. It's kind of like remote desk topping across. Okay. Six months. Two of the way for intro. But we will get there. I promise you.
In this episode, David sits down to explain how wanting the Pizza.Pizza domain led him down a rabbit hole to discovering some interesting facts about how the internet works. Who decides what domains are available? How much does it cost to start one? And is it true that there are seven people with special keys that control the internet? David gets to the bottom of it all! We hope you enjoy.
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