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Leonard Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site Today I went to the birthplace of the internet on UCLA's campus in Boelter Hall room 3420. The size of it to me was the most remarkable part. I was expecting a massive room with government super computers. But in actuality it was very small and compact. I have had classes in Boelter Hall before and I never knew that the birthplace of the internet was 2 floors below me. If it wasn't for the assignment I would have never gone and discovered this interesting place. It's crazy to me that this right here was part of the beginning of the internet. Like I said before. When I think of the internet, I think of a massive supper computer the size of Nasa's. This to me, looks like a vending machine that was turned into a pay phone. You would never think that this box started the beginning of the most common used commodity known to our generation.  This is also something that I thought was very interesting. As I am unsure what it is...

Space + Art Ever since I was 10 years old, space was an intriguing entity, mostly because of its infinite size and at the same time our somewhat little knowledge of it. I grew up dreaming to be an astronaut, as stereotypical as that may be, as I read many books and comics of tales to the moon and space adventure. I even had the typical glow in the dark stars on my ceiling to look at as I fell asleep. We do know how little the Earth is in comparison to the rest of the universe. Carl Sagan says in his  A Pale Blue Dot,  "our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light." In other words, we hold ourselves to be a influential part of the universe, yet we could hold no significance in the larger picture. Many artist's work have been inspired by the uncertainty and popularity of outer space, one being Robert Rauschenberg, who was invited by NASA to witness the Apollo 11 launch. He ...