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Fri. 12/09 - The Early Browser Button That Could've Changed The Web For The Better


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A browser button proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1997 that could’ve changed the web as we know it… or could it? Plus, eight artists from the around the world are officially going on a trip around the moon thanks to a controversial Japanese billionaire. And Hot Pockets just launched a line of cargo shorts with actual hot pockets.

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Tim Berners-Lee’s “Oh, Yeah?” button could have changed the internet. (Slate)
  • Realising the Full Potential of the Web (W3)
  • Click "Oh yeah?" (MIT Technology Review)
  • Tim Berners-Lee shares his vision of a collaborative web (Venture Beat)
  • Japanese billionaire unveils the 8 artists he'll fly to the moon on SpaceX's Starship dearMoon flight (Space.com)
  • Here’s What Will Happen Once NASA’s Orion Splashes Down on Sunday (Gizmodo)
  • HOT POCKETS® Made Shorts with a LITERAL Hot Pocket for Those Who Wear Shorts All Winter (PR Newswire)
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