Tag Archives: history

The History of the Internet (in 8 mins)

So you guys use it everyday, but how many of you actually know your history of the internet? I remember some of this from Year 11 Computer Studies, but this is told quite well. And it’s not long. In a mere 8 minutes it goes through all the important breakthroughs – from time-sharing to filesharing, [...]

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ninjaturtles

Free Nostalgia: TMNT

Wow, this was a random little find. I’m sure most of you remember the Ninja Turtles from the cartoons, or at least the blockbuster movie(s). Well if you were ever interested in how it all started – someones scanned in some complete comic books of the first couple of issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja [...]

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Saul Williams: Still Angry, Still Out There, Still Good

With only 2 days left in the longest election campaign the earth has ever seen both sides and their proxies are pulling everything out and hammering home their messages. Step into the fray that wordsmith extrodinaire, Saul Williams. He has put together this little piece as a call to action extolling voters to step up, [...]

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North Korea

Amazing photos of North Korea

Tristan linked us to these spectacular photos taken in North Korea and published on the Boston Globe website. These photos were all taken within the past six months – some taken from the borders, peering in, others provided by North Korea itself, and several generously shared by freelance photographer Eric Lafforgue, who recently spent some [...]

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