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The internet - perhaps the greatest invention known to man - and yet no one can name the inventor.
Well, most everyone understands that there was no 'one man' who created the internet; it was a multitude of individuals over many that years that gifted us the network that makes up the world wide web. But what if that wasn't the case?
What if it was just one man who invented packet switching, hypertext protocols, URL's - the lot of it - and what if this one man was now living alone in a modest house in Burbank with 'the internet' just sitting on his coffee table.And what if he's considering turning it all off?
Emotional, comedic, and rooted in character, Gary Internet is a love letter to the computer scientists of old, and a powerful statement on the online world of today.
The full film is available to watch below on the Cool Giant YouTube page.
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The internet - perhaps the greatest invention known to man - and yet no one can name the inventor.
Well, most everyone understands that there was no 'one man' who created the internet; it was a multitude of individuals over many that years that gifted us the network that makes up the world wide web. But what if that wasn't the case?
What if it was just one man who invented packet switching, hypertext protocols, URL's - the lot of it - and what if this one man was now living alone in a modest house in Burbank with 'the internet' just sitting on his coffee table.And what if he's considering turning it all off?
Emotional, comedic, and rooted in character, Gary Internet is a love letter to the computer scientists of old, and a powerful statement on the online world of today.
The full film is available to watch below on the Cool Giant YouTube page.