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An internet group about The Internet.
The internet is both a telecommunication medium and a culture. We have embraced it because of its immediacy, its pervasiveness and its usefulness.
Even though for most of us its workings is equivalent to magic and it's enough to know that it's very 'complicated and technical,' it has become an intricate part of our life.
Let's talk about this.
Location: #science
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Apr 24
The Internet
This is a partial portrait of the Internet. Imagine that at the tip of each branch there is one or multiple human brains operating and that each one of these terminals can be instantly connected to any other, anywhere.
If we could map this image to the surface of the Earth it would make it even more obvious that this network of networks is like a new organ that has been grafted onto the biosphere.
Partial map of the Internet based on the January 15, 2005 data found on opte.org. Each line is drawn between two nodes, representing two IP addresses. The length of the lines are indicative of the delay between those two nodes. This graph represents less than 30% of the Class C networks reachable by the data collection program in early 2005. Lines are color-coded according to their corresponding RFC 1918 allocation as follows:
Dark blue: net, ca, us
Green: com, org
Red: mil, gov, edu
Yellow: jp, cn, tw, au, de
Magenta: uk, it, pl, fr
Gold: br, kr, nl
White: unknown
Discussion Forum
So you think the cloud is Safe?
Started by Davy. Last reply by Chris Apr 24. 7 Replies 0 Likes
In the digital age, your files and memories are not truly yours any more. They belong to the cloudKYLE GOODWIN wants his stuff back. One day, he decided to set up a company in Ohio to …Continue
Pope admits social media is the future of evangelism
Started by Michel. Last reply by Marianne Jan 28. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I'm thinking, nostalgia for the medieval times when his cult was the sole controller of all the epoch's media (propaganda through architecture, literature the arts,…Continue
Tags: propaganda, social media, evangelism, Twitter, Pope
The Cult of the Amateur
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus Jan 27. 14 Replies 0 Likes
This looks like a potentially interesting book. Although, based on the Wikipedia entry, possibly overstating the problem somewhat, as well a little prudish, too (I despise criticisms of…Continue
Tags: expertise, knowledge, information, culture, Internet
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus Jan 27. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Another book that looks interesting. I've enjoyed reading Postman, what little I have so far. I'm including a description from…Continue
Tags: knowledge, belief, society, culture, information
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Comment by Michel on April 23, 2013 at 10:44am -
Oh! how I remember those NES cassettes... The ritual of blowing air on the connectors to make sure the game would boot correctly...
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Comment by Michel on April 19, 2013 at 1:41pm
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There should always be a temporal qualifier for the word TRUTH.
The current truth is..., it has been true since..., it should remain true for...
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Comment by Neal on April 19, 2013 at 11:34am -
I like. =)
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Comment by doone on April 18, 2013 at 11:29am
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Clifford Stoll, in a Newsweek article entitled "The Internet? Bah!", February 1995.
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Comment by doone on April 18, 2013 at 11:28am
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BYTE magazine editor Edmund DeJesus, 1998.
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Comment by doone on April 18, 2013 at 11:28am
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Comment by Michel on April 18, 2013 at 10:54am
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Comment by Michel on April 16, 2013 at 9:47am
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@doone - I use email as a filing system too =)
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