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WILL SMITH
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GANS ARE BORN
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AUG 2022
STABLE DIFFUSION
NOV 2022
CHATGPT
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THE ERAS TOUR KICKS OFF IN GLENDALE · AN AI PHOTO OF THE POPE IN A PUFFER JACKET FOOLS THE INTERNET · EVERYTHING EVERYW
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WILL SMITH
NOW WITH SOUND
MAY 2025
NOV 2022
CHATGPT
MEANWHILE…
MAR 2023
THE FIRST SPAGHETTI
FEB 2024
SORA ARRIVES
2026
YOU ARE HERE
A NEW POPE: LEO XIV, THE FIRST FROM THE U.S. · MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING HITS THEATERS · LILO & STITCH GOES
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M ay 2 0 2 5
MAY 2025
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M ay 2 0 2 5
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DESCRIBE A LAYOUT,
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TRANSFORMERS
MEANWHILE…
FEB 2019
GPT-2
2026
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HAMILTON LANDS ON DISNEY+ · TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS FOLKLORE · THE WORLD IS STILL ON LOCKDOWN
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July 2020
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July 2020
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GITHUB OPENS
2.8M REPOS
JUNE 201
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GITHUB LAUNCHES
MEANWHILE…
2015
OPENAI IS FOUNDED
2026
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THE U.K. VOTES FOR BREXIT · POKÉMON GO IS WEEKS AWAY · STRANGER THINGS IS ABOUT TO PREMIERE
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OPENAI TRAINS
ON 54M REPOS
MAY 2020
JUNE 2016
2.8M REPOS ON BIGQUERY
MEANWHILE…
FEB 2019
GPT-2
2026
YOU ARE HERE
SPACEX FLIES ASTRONAUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME · EVERYONE IS BAKING SOURDOUGH · ZOOM BECOMES A VERB
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GPT-3 SOLVES
93% OF EXERCISES
JUNE 202
0
JUNE 2016
2.8M REPOS ON BIGQUERY
MEANWHILE…
MAY 2020
OPENAI TRAINS ON 54M REPOS
2026
YOU ARE HERE
APPLE ANNOUNCES ITS OWN MAC CHIPS · THE LAST OF US PART II COMES OUT · WORK FROM HOME IS JUST WORK NOW
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GITHUB SHIPS
COPILOT
JUNE 202
1
JUNE 2016
BIGQUERY
MEANWHILE…
MAY 2020
54M REPOS
JUNE 2020
93% SOLVED
2026
JULY 2020
YOU ARE HERE
DESCRIBE A LAYOUT
LOKI PREMIERES ON DISNEY+ · EURO 2020 KICKS OFF A YEAR LATE · VACCINES ARE ROLLING OUT
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THE WHY
Forms Made
This Possible
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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AUG 1994
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1994
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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THE WHY
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The Past
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THE KEYBOARD
GOES QWERTY
1868
THE FIRST LAYOUT
MEANWHILE…
1874
REMINGTON SHIPS IT
1887
A TRIAL CARD
1890
THE CENSUS
EDISON PATENTS THE PHONOGRAPH · THE FIRST TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENS · MUYBRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHS A GALLOPING HORS
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1868
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THE DESK · 1890
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1890
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1930
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THE TAB KEY
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QWERTY
MEANWHILE…
1890
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ENIAC
1949
WHIRLWIND
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1895
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THE DESK · 1946
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1946
1946
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1946
1946
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ANALOG
TO DIGITAL
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THE TAB KEY
MEANWHILE…
1946
ENIAC
1958
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ORWELL PUBLISHES 1984 · NATO IS FOUNDED · RCA INTRODUCES THE 45 RPM RECORD
1970
THE VT05
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1949
1949
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1949
1949
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1949
1949
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1949
1949
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ENIAC
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1949
WHIRLWIND
1984
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PONG HITS THE ARCADES · STAR WARS OPENS · DISCO RULES THE DANCE FLOOR
1987
VGA
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1970
1970
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1973
1973
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1977
1977
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1981
1981
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1984
1984
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1984
1984
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1987
1987
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1987
1987
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1962–199
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THE WIRE · 1964
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UCLA SENDS
“LO” TO SRI
MEANWHILE IN 1969
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon · Woodstock
1969
1983
1974
RFC 675
1971
EMAIL GETS AN @
1964
BARAN'S PACKETS
DNS
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UCLA SENDS
“LO” TO SRI
1983
1969
1974
RFC 675
1971
EMAIL GETS AN @
1964
BARAN'S PACKETS
MEANWHILE…
APOLLO 11 LANDS ON THE MOON · WOODSTOCK · SESAME STREET PREMIERES
DNS
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1964
1964
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LOGIN CRASHES
AT “LO”
1983
1969
1974
RFC 675
1971
EMAIL GETS AN @
1964
BARAN'S PACKETS
MEANWHILE…
APOLLO 11 LANDS ON THE MOON · WOODSTOCK · SESAME STREET PREMIERES
DNS
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1969
1969
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1969
1969
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1969
1969
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EMAIL IS 3/4
OF ALL TRAFFIC
1983
1973
1977
THREE NETWORKS
1974
RFC 675
1969
“LO”
MEANWHILE…
ROE V. WADE IS DECIDED · PINK FLOYD RELEASES THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON · SKYLAB LAUNCHES
DNS
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A HAPPY
ACCIDENT
1985
1977
1983
DNS
1981
THE HAYES MODEM
1974
RFC 675
MEANWHILE…
STAR WARS OPENS · THE APPLE II GOES ON SALE · ELVIS DIES
SYMBOLICS.COM
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A PROTOCOL FOR
PACKET NETWORKS
1983
1974
1981
DNS
THE HAYES MODEM
1977
THREE NETWORKS
1971
EMAIL GETS AN @
MEANWHILE…
NIXON RESIGNS · THE RUBIK'S CUBE IS INVENTED · ALI BEATS FOREMAN IN THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
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RFC 675
SPELLS OUT TCP
1983
1974
1981
DNS
THE HAYES MODEM
1977
THREE NETWORKS
1973
EMAIL IS 3/4
MEANWHILE…
NIXON RESIGNS · THE RUBIK'S CUBE IS INVENTED · ALI BEATS FOREMAN IN THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
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1974
1974
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1971
1971
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1981
1981
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ONE FILE
FOR THE WHOLE NET
1990
1983
1986
NSFNET
1985
SYMBOLICS.COM
1981
THE HAYES MODEM
MEANWHILE…
RETURN OF THE JEDI · THE FIRST COMMERCIAL CELL NETWORK OPENS · M*A*S*H SIGNS OFF
THE WEB
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1983
1983
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1983
1983
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DNS
ROLODEXES THE NET
1990
1983
1986
NSFNET
1985
SYMBOLICS.COM
1981
THE HAYES MODEM
MEANWHILE…
RETURN OF THE JEDI · THE FIRST COMMERCIAL CELL NETWORK OPENS · M*A*S*H SIGNS OFF
THE WEB
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THE FIRST
.COM
1993
1985
1990
THE WEB
1986
NSFNET
1983
DNS
MEANWHILE…
BACK TO THE FUTURE · LIVE AID · WINDOWS 1.0 SHIPS
MOSAIC
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THE WEB
GOES PUBLIC
1991
1989
A PROPOSAL
MEANWHILE…
1990
THIS MACHINE IS A SERVER
1992
THE ONE SEARCH BOX
NIRVANA RELEASES NEVERMIND · THE SUPER NINTENDO HITS THE U.S. · TERMINATOR 2
1993
MOSAIC
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THE WEB · 1990–1993
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THIS MACHINE
IS A SERVER
1990
1969
“LO”
MEANWHILE…
1989
A PROPOSAL
1991
INFO.CERN.CH
HUBBLE LAUNCHES · THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR PREMIERES · GERMANY REUNIFIES
1993
MOSAIC
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1990
1990
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1991
1991
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HTTP 0.9
ONE VERB: GET
1990
1983
DNS
MEANWHILE…
1989
A PROPOSAL
1991
INFO.CERN.CH
HUBBLE LAUNCHES · THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR PREMIERES · GERMANY REUNIFIES
1992
THE ONE SEARCH BOX
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INFO.CERN.CH
GOES LIVE
1991
1989
A PROPOSAL
MEANWHILE…
1990
THIS MACHINE IS A SERVER
1992
THE ONE SEARCH BOX
NIRVANA RELEASES NEVERMIND · THE SUPER NINTENDO HITS THE U.S. · TERMINATOR 2
1993
MOSAIC
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1992
1992
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ONE SEARCH BOX
FOR THE WHOLE PAGE
1992
1989
A PROPOSAL
MEANWHILE…
1990
THIS MACHINE IS A SERVER
1991
INFO.CERN.CH
WAYNE'S WORLD HITS THEATERS · THE DREAM TEAM TAKES BARCELONA · ALADDIN
1993
MOSAIC
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1992
1992
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MOSAIC
SHOWS PICTURES
1993
1990
THIS MACHINE IS A SERVER
MEANWHILE…
1991
INFO.CERN.CH
1992
THE ONE SEARCH BOX
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
2026
YOU ARE HERE
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1993
1993
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SEPT 199
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992
1995
3
9
19
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
FORMS SHIP
IN MOSAIC
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
1995 · RFC 1866 ▶
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THE FORM · SEPT 1993
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991
1993
2
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◀ 1991 · INFO.CERN.CH
POST, CHECKIN
AND SPACEJUMP
MEANWHILE…
WAYNE'S WORLD HITS THEATERS · THE DREAM TEAM TAKES BARCELONA · ALADDIN
1993 · FORMS SHIP ▶
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1992
1992
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992
1995
3
9
19
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
AN EMAIL
TO “DEAR TIM”
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
1995 · RFC 1866 ▶
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1993
1993
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1993
1993
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992
1995
3
9
19
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
FORMS ALMOST GOT
THEIR OWN VERB
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
1995 · RFC 1866 ▶
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1993
1993
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1993
1993
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992 1994
3
9
19
1994 · PIZZANET ▶
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
A FORM
FOR PIZZA
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
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1993
1993
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1993
1993
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1993
1993
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992
1995
3
9
19
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
FORMS SHIP
IN MOSAIC
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
1995 · RFC 1866 ▶
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992
1995
3
9
19
◀ 1992 · POST, FOR NEWSGROUPS
WHY NOT SEND
THE TYPE?
MEANWHILE…
JURASSIC PARK · MYST SHIPS FOR THE MAC · THE X-FILES PREMIERES
1995 · RFC 1866 ▶
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1993
1993
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2026–???
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ACT SIX · What is Next?
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THE MCP SERVER
IS THE NEW FORM
1993
FORMS SHIP
MEANWHILE…
2021
COPILOT
YOU'RE AT EXMEX
2024
MCP LAUNCHES
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YOUR TURN
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THE FUTURE · 2026–????
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THE MCP SERVER
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