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"The technology is 10 years old—that's an eternity when it
"The technology is 10 years old—that's an eternity when it comes to the Internet Age."
The reason isn't necessarily obvious, and Tallinn has no direct say over it, but it's a question of some interest. In his native Estonia, where Skype still exists, Tallinn says he isn't sure if Skype has any future with that particular age scale. "I don't care about Skype," he says, "because the technology is 10 years old—that's an eternity when it comes to the Internet Age."
"What are the chances of it going to be as popular as I thought it would be when I was making Skype?" I ask. "I think it's a lot more likely that it won't be as popular!"
"It will be very popular!"
With such a small audience, the idea of making Skype the future of all technology could easily make things any further complicated. For Tallinn, the answer is, quite honestly, "probably never."
But when one considers the fact that the technology is still in the early stages and the time that it will take to reach its potential of being a part of the Internet, we're going to have to ask: does it matter, at this point, what kind of technological advancement Tallinn's making?The United States is sending troops to Iraq to fight the Islamic State militants, military officials are telling Congress in a letter.
The administration says that it has received only a limited amount of help from other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar and Australia, but says the effort is a "comprehensive, comprehensive effort to take on and defeat the Islamic State."
The United States has been sending troops over the past few weeks to Iraq to fight the Islamic State militants. The mission, which is intended primarily to train Iraqi security forces and to fight the militants in the country's oil-rich desert regions, is being spearheaded by the United Nations and the International Community, according to a statement from the United Nations Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria, Jordan's minister of defense for joint operations.
The U.S. has already deployed 1,500 U.S. Special Operations forces to Iraq, but the mission continues, according to officials. The United States also is sending about 400 special operations officers, according to U.S. officials.
"We are deeply concerned about what we see as a direct response to ISIS attacks in Iraq and Syria, which would make it more difficult to maintain the capability to
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