Rebuilding the Foundation · If you’re a geek, you know what “HTTP” is. If you’re not, you’ve still seen those letters, lurking at the front of URLs everywhere. It’s one of the two or three things that makes the Web actually work. It’s being redesigned, perhaps. This telling of the story is mostly for geeks, but for the rest: If this effort is successful, you might notice some things run a little quicker. If it fails, you might notice some things running slower, or getting more expensive, and the Net growing a little less private and safe ... [6 comments]
