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HISTORY: the 1995 “Cyberporn” debacle in TIME Magazine, and the echoes of it today
I was dimly aware of this event – from 1992-96 I was splitting my time between work, commuting to-and-from-work, a then-relationship, and attempting to popularise encryption, in roughly that order of priority – but I do remember seeing the “Cyberporn” cover story on TIME magazine and thinking that it was (a) likely ill-informed, and (b)…
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NEWS: “Only in Japan”? (Thread)
First, as they’re trying to saw their way in, the group’s representative just opens a door and is like, dude just use the door pic.twitter.com/rsDtUNixRW — Spoon & Tamago (@Johnny_suputama) October 16, 2020
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“Ancient street food shop uncovered at Pompeii” #PompeiiFriedChicken #AddYourJokeHere
Awesome news: chicken is a universal street food: https://news.sky.com/story/ancient-street-food-shop-uncovered-at-pompeii-12173343
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GEEK: How To (Kinda) Get An Edit Button For Twitter Tweets With One Weird Trick: #macroblogging
Historically, one of the greatest issues with Social Media has been one of sovereignty over one’s own content, or – put differently – the predilection for social networks, once they are past the initial growth spurt, to attempt to lock-down user-generated content (UGC) so that they don’t become essentially content-delivery networks (CDNs) for their competitors,…
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NEWS: Walk this way: army of hikers will road-test new map of footpaths
In January, Slow Ways will launch its website, asking 10,000 people to help walk, verify and review the 7,000 routes that their 700 volunteers drafted digitally during the spring lockdown. The purpose of the project, says Raven-Ellison, “is to connect the places where most people are – so towns and cities – to where most…
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INFO: Lunar Craters vs: The Size Of Wales
via https://web.archive.org/web/20021228163450/http://www.weasner.com/etx/guests/images/hatwood-moon01.jpg and:
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NEWS: Lib Dems hook up with 5G cranks and give a boost to wild conspiracy
“Oh dear.” Instead of rebutting them, the Lib Dems have encouraged them. When 343 Bath residents objected to the council granting planning permission for the mast upgrade, Lib Dem councillors, with the support of Bath’s Lib Dem MP, Wera Hobhouse, decided to comply with the wishes of the dupes and cranks. I can guess the political calculation.…