> it's really great that we have finally arrived to the point of getting common protocol This. Common protocols is what has helped us independently, incrementa

> it's really great that we have finally arrived to the point of getting common protocol This. Common protocols is what has helped us independently, incrementally and exponentially make the internet more useful. If we can (finally?) get this lesson learned down to the application level, computing may finally start advancing conceptually once again. Right now we've been in a rinse/repeat standstill iteration for god knows how many years. But I guess everyone is too busy trying to get rich building the next big closed service to consider fundamental issues like that...