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...dumb” network. The rest of us, though, we discriminating readers of the online edition of The Crimson, we Wikipedians and fans of Google Scholar, might take a bit of offense at such nomenclature.It should come as something of a surprise, then, that creating a dumb network was among the loftiest goals of the founding fathers of the Internet. What they meant by “dumb” is that the network itself—the routers, switches, and cables that cross the world—should be agnostic to the sort of data it is carrying...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline, | Title: Net Stupidity | 2/14/2006 | See Source »

...wrong. As long as I don’t sound like a dumb bunny in my tutorials, and as long as I don’t engage in any terribly conspicuous consumption, I am able to remain relatively anonymous, status-wise. Indeed, there’s far more disdain on this campus for Final Club members and coke-dealing socialites (populations which, I suppose, probably have a good deal of overlap with the legacy sector, but I digress) than for people like...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: To My Future Wife | 2/14/2006 | See Source »

...column he did need and a two in the one he didn’t. If this night was to be a celebration of Stehle’s career, it would be almost fitting that cheap fouls played a key role.“I picked up two dumb fouls,” Stehle said. “Typical me.”With its captain gone, the Crimson struggled to score points, as senior center Brian Cusworth missed a number of finishes from close range, while junior guard Jim Goffredo and senior swingman Zach Martin tried unsuccessfully to connect...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Stehle Takes Over Despite Illness | 2/6/2006 | See Source »

...Evan Marriott, the lumberjack look-alike who feigned being heir to a $50 million fortune on Fox? Joe Millionaire? in 2003, wanted the $50,000 offered by producers but says he came off looking ?dumb as a doorknob? after a reporter tracked down a girl from his hometown who didn?t remember him too fondly. ?People thought I was the village idiot,? says Marriott, who has since steered clear of television and is back working on construction projects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality TV's Bruised Reputations | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

...skating up to her potential and always competing in Kwan's shadow. It was a crash course for the teenager in accepting the baggage that comes with being an Olympic-caliber skater. Even if Meissner is not as polished as Cohen or Kwan--"Sometimes I can't believe the dumb things I say"--her candor makes her a refreshing addition to the women's squad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ice Storm | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

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