He was not trying to take credit for something he didn't do. He was instrumental in funding and pushing the intitiatives that made the Internet what it is today.
If you think global warming is a "scare tactic" pushed by a minority of scientists, you really do have your fingers in your ears and your head up your ass. The only debate is on what effect it is having on current weather patterns, and what amount of it is anthropogenic (caused by human activity). The only minority of scientists are the ones being paid under the table by oil and coal companies to censor the majority which believe warming is occurring at a much faster rate than can be explained by normal global trends over the last 50-100 years.
http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13619
The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represents the consensus of the
international scientific community on climate change science. We recognise IPCC as the world’s most
reliable source of information on climate change and its causes, and we endorse its method of achieving this
consensus. Despite increasing consensus on the science underpinning predictions of global climate change,
doubts have been expressed recently about the need to mitigate the risks posed by global climate change.
We do not consider such doubts justified.
In May 2000, at the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) meeting in Tokyo, 63 academies of science from all parts of
the world issued a statement on sustainability in which they noted that “global trends in climate change …
are growing concerns” and pledged themselves to work for sustainability – meeting current human needs
while preserving the environment and natural resources needed by future generations. It is now evident
that human activities are already contributing adversely to global climate change. Business as usual is no
longer a viable option.
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-repor ... apter9.pdf
The evidence from surface temperature observations is
strong: The observed warming is highly signifi cant relative to
estimates of internal climate variability which, while obtained
from models, are consistent with estimates obtained from
both instrumental data and palaeoclimate reconstructions. It
is extremely unlikely (<5%) that recent global warming is due
to internal variability alone such as might arise from El Niño
(Section 9.4.1). The widespread nature of the warming (Figures
3.9 and 9.6) reduces the possibility that the warming could have
resulted from internal variability. No known mode of internal
variability leads to such widespread, near universal warming
as has been observed in the past few decades.
I could go on, but I don't have the time nor the desire. It's obvious you are one of those people to whom overwhelming evidence and facts (other than the "facts" that support your opinions) mean nothing. I for one will gladly "keep the change"-the change that removed your kind from control of our government.
They were just a wee bit off in estimating the advancement of computer technology.
Must have been.
