[ale] RFC 1149 Auction

[lollipopman691]

Whoa! Probly too rich for my blood, but a great piece of Computing History.

Also CF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day_Request_for_Comments ( you'll have to cut/paste this URL into a browser window rather than just click on it, on account of the "'")

Hard to pick just one.

- CHS

On Monday, October 12th, 2026 at 9:49 AM, Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/12/pigeon-powered-internet-packet-goes-under-the-hammer-at-christies/5302526
>
> Get your bids in!
>
> --
> James P. Kinney III
>
> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>
> http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
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