@paulg Marc Levison's "Box" has a good summary - the first "containers" came from a trucker who evaded the ICC by putting trucks on a ship.
Fascinating (believe it or not) history of the deregulation of the trucking industry. http://goo.gl/PXESUi
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@paulg A classic from /usr/games/fortune http://www.ariel.com.au/jokes/What_is_fate.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@tedalling for your history/entrepreneurial entertainmentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the battle against inefficiencies caused by regulation is still being fought, you can see it in all the weird quirks of the industryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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