When reading his intro to HTTP, I kept thinking of what Clay Shirky said, "HTTP and HTML are the Whoopee Cushion and Joy Buzzer of Internet protocols, only com

When reading his intro to HTTP, I kept thinking of what Clay Shirky said, "HTTP and HTML are the Whoopee Cushion and Joy Buzzer of Internet protocols, only comprehensible as elaborate practical jokes." Read further if you're not familiar with this quote: http://www.shirky.com/writings/evolve.html http://www.shirky.com/writings/evolve.html