Vint Cerf : (7)

" There is a project that’s underway called the interplanetary Internet. It’s in operation between Earth and Mars. It’s operating on the International Space Station. It’s part of the spacecraft that’s in orbit around the Sun that’s rendezvoused with two planets. " - Vint Cerf

" To be honest, I joined Facebook as an experiment. I accepted all invitations just to see how many people would ask to be ‘friends’ – it quickly overwhelmed my time to process even the invitations and requests, let alone to actually go there and do anything. " - Vint Cerf

" Virtually any appliance is going to be online. Appliances will talk to each other and to the power-generation system. Our appliances will pay attention to our preferences. " - Vint Cerf

" When I helped to develop the open standards that computers use to communicate with one another across the Net, I hoped for but could not predict how it would blossom and how much human ingenuity it would unleash. " - Vint Cerf

" The more we can organize, find and manage information, the more effectively we can function in our modern world. " - Vint Cerf

" The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people – the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down. " - Vint Cerf

" I expect to see a lot of household appliances on the Net by 2010, as well as autos and other mobile devices. " - Vint Cerf