[quote=AN]But we can keep on pumping more money into government and we’ll get .com v3.0 and v4.0.[/quote]

ROFLMAO!

Seriously, the Internet is a by product of basically co-opted and illegal use of government resources.

Go read about ARPANet.

Here’s a hint, an MIT handbook from the early 80s:

“It is considered illegal to use the ARPANet for anything which is not in direct support of Government business … personal messages to other ARPANet subscribers (for example, to arrange a get-together or check and say a friendly hello) are generally not considered harmful … Sending electronic mail over the ARPANet for commercial profit or political purposes is both anti-social and illegal. By sending such messages, you can offend many people, and it is possible to get MIT in serious trouble with the Government agencies which manage the ARPANet.”

While we’re at it, let’s pump some more money in Solyndra too, so we can get V2.0.