"The AV Club did a list of 'things' [that happened in the 2010s]. I wanted to cover stuff that wasn't on there. A lot happened outside of celebrities, Twitter and momentary memes. (We all obviously love @electrolemon, "double rainbow", Key & Peele's Gremlins 2 Brainstorm, 10 hr vids, etc.)There is a master list of lists … Continue reading href.cool: Links of the 2010s
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Moab Truth
"But if at this stage of the game, given what we know about how social media work and about the incentives of the people who make TV, you’re still getting your dopamine rush by recycling TV-news clips and shouting at people on the Internet, you’re about as close to beyond hope as a human being … Continue reading Moab Truth
The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something
Also, a listicle that will make those unfamiliar with certain elements of Internet culture feel like Kurtz in a few easy clicks. To ease you in, I'm going to suggest No. 7: Homestarrunner. Strong Bad Email is available on YouTube.
Starlink is a Very Big Deal
"Starlink, continuously spraying bits from the sky, disrupts this model completely. I don’t know of a better way to bring the unconnected billions online. SpaceX is on the way to becoming an internet service provider and, potentially, an internet company to rival Google and Facebook. I bet you didn’t see that coming."—Casey Handmer, "Starlink is … Continue reading Starlink is a Very Big Deal
Overly Attached Gen. Z
-from Teen Voices: "Dating in the Internet Age." Pew Research Center Hourly? Let's just say there is much in this report that makes me very happy I did not to have to navigate my adolescent years during the "Internet Age."
Modern Halloween Horror
The Snowden Principle
"The determination to live in an honest world, a world where people could show their true faces and own their full history, a world without shame."—Edward Snowden, "Why I Decided Not To Delete My Old Internet Posts." The Intercept. September 21, 2019.
Using /etc/hosts to Cut Internet Crap
I was using a website this morning that pointed to fonts.googleapis.com. I know this because the url was displayed at the bottom of the browser, as my machine freezed into an unusable state, which required a reboot to return it to functioning again. It seems strange to me that a website should be able freeze … Continue reading Using /etc/hosts to Cut Internet Crap
Adaptation Response
"Stress + Rest = Growth. It’s as simple and as hard as that."-Brad Stulberg, "The Equation That Will Make You Better at Everything." Outside Magazine. July 26, 2019. There's a lot of advice on the internet. From the vague, live your best life, to the strangely specific, drink more water, everyone has a suggestion about … Continue reading Adaptation Response
Why SpaceX is Making Starlink
Pi-Hole
"The Pi-hole® is a DNS sinkhole that protects your devices from unwanted content, without installing any client-side software.
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
"Imagine a dark forest at night. It’s deathly quiet. Nothing moves. Nothing stirs. This could lead one to assume that the forest is devoid of life. But of course, it’s not. The dark forest is full of life. It’s quiet because night is when the predators come out. To survive, the animals stay silent... ...In … Continue reading The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
The Communal Mind by Patricia Lockwood
"To future historians, nothing will explain our behaviour, except a mass outbreak of ergotism caused by contaminated rye?... The Unabomber had been right about everything! Well, not all of it. The Unabomber stuff he had gotten wrong. But that stuff about the Industrial Revolution had been right on the money." —Patricia Lockwood, "The Communal Mind." … Continue reading The Communal Mind by Patricia Lockwood
Havocscope Black Market
"Havocscope provides information and threat intelligence on the global black market. Due to the ability of transnational threats to cause financial losses and social harms, key statistics and data about the illegal economy is provided to help mitigate this risk. The information about the black market has been collected from government agencies, academic studies, media … Continue reading Havocscope Black Market
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