Today at 22:30, the Internet is 42.
At 22:30 on 29th October 1969 the first test message was sent between two computers in California on the then ARPAnet, the network which became the Internet.
42 is also the answer to life, the universe and everything according to Douglas Adams.
By Craig Cockburn, IT Professional from Scotland. Critical Thinking, Agile Delivery, Politics and Society
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