Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost • 11 months agoAsk a stupid question...imagemessage-square34arrow-up1816arrow-down116
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minus-squareBaby Shoggoth [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish65•11 months agoIt’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y
minus-squareBaby Shoggoth [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoonline, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031 email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763 The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents. Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
minus-squarefknlink2•11 months agoThings many people discovered again in this comment: Fuck, I’m old.
minus-squareThe Menemen!link4•edit-211 months agoIPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971. But tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.
I’m shocked that wasn’t an option
It’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y
Online & email didn’t exist 40 years ago
online, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031
email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763
The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.
Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
Things many people discovered again in this comment:
Fuck, I’m old.
IPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971.
But tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.