Internet

/ A federal appeals court sided with publishers in the copyright fight over whether the Internet Archive can lend out digitized books. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Internet Archive has … Read more

Recently at Internet Archive a “glitch” (their choice of word) deleted a great many accounts, including my account that had been at https://archive.org/details/@gingerbeardman since 2015. Somewhat surprisingly, they are not reaching out to affected users but rather waiting for them … Read more

Was The Internet designed to survive a nuclear attack? The History of the Narrative History of the Internet (Note: The print version has videos and some artwork removed. Hyperlinks are numbered like so [L##] with a corresponding list at the … Read more

Avery Pennarun is the CEO and co-founder of Tailscale. A version of this post was originally presented at a company all-hands. We don’t talk a lot in public about the big vision for Tailscale, why we’re really here. Usually I … Read more

Our God is a devourer, who makes things only for the swallowing. A sort of preface There’s a phrase that’s been living inside my head lately, a brain parasite, some burrowing larva covered in thorns and barbs of words. When … Read more

Enlarge Tim Macpherson | Image Source As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last year, the free online library that strives to keep growing online access to books recently shrank by about 500,000 titles. IA … Read more

21 April, 2024 BE CAREFUL! This post has been marked as potentially dangerous either to health or the devices discussed. You follow this post at your own risk. I have a standing desk, but I’ve always wanted a way to … Read more

[Ok, maybe some of it’s dying.](https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/) I believe it’s too far reaching and too deeply-embedded to really, truly be dying. What we’re seeing is a bust cycle for commercial social media and information-driven platforms. It’s pretty clear that traditional social … Read more