Vintage people: Google hires Vint Cerf

[Scott Stevens]

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:17:43 -0500
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:

> At 01:55 PM 9/8/2005, 'Computer Collector Newsletter' wrote:
> >Imagine if every search result had an "I'm online / I'm away" button.
> > That
> >would be a whole new level of information searching.
> 
> Imagine how crazy I'd be if I actually participated in such
> a scheme to tell people when I'm here and when I'm away!
> 
*topic drift warning*

It's my understanding that the Iroquoi (sp) Indians of the Eastern
United states had a 'social code' by which if you were away from your
home, you were supposed to put up a big prominent banner marker, so that
other people would know to steer away and not go near your house.  I
think it's codified in the Iroquoi Constitution.

They apparently had a very different attitude about respect for other
people's property that we do today.