Tag: Internet
In an effort to map the world in a way that reflects the way we experience it in 2013, Israeli designer Dafna Aizenberg created the Atlas of the World Wide Web, a series of charts exploring things like IP address distribution, speed of internet connections, and popular search terms across the globe. Each beautiful design is meant to […]
Quoth the Bible’s Book of Revelations: “When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, ‘Come and see!’ I looked and there before me was a baby crossed with a puppy! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power […]
Our friends at Nerdcore point to the death of one of the great markers of The Way The Web Used to Be: <blink>, the HTML tag that would make your text flash on and off, GeoCities-style. FireFox killed the HTML tag in its latest update, and it has long been absent in Chrome, Safari, and […]
Hi, internet. Pretty sure we were all over it and like, all… over it. Like, really really over it? But look: OKFocus made you a thing. It generates #seapunk names. I want to say…. “OKFocus u late?” Did something happen? Hold on. Let me check. Nope. Ok, it’s ironic. Sorry, it’s hard to tell these days. Here’s a #seapunk name generator. The design on this thing […]
Is the government cracking down on internet anonymity? Thanks, in part, to Edward Snowden, we all know we’re being watched when we surf the internet. A recent incident shows that the web isn’t safe, even for those who take extra precautions. Researchers suspect that the FBI is behind software that is attacking users of Tor, the […]
Told you. Now, are you going to calm down about the Kickstarter? Marina Abramović does not need your money. Marina Abramović is Jay Z. Also, Marina Abramović is Lady Gaga now. I told you, the Kickstarter for the Marina Abramović Institute dedicated to the performance, preservation, participation of long durational performance art works and marveling at Marina Abramović is NOT ABOUT […]
“FUCKING INTERNET SPACESHIPS ARE ON BBC NEWS,” I was urgently alerted earlier today by several people on the internet. Why did something that happened in a multi-player space simulation game make the news? Because at one point, 4,070 human pilots were engaged in an epic battle between two of Eve Online‘s biggest alliances, clashing over solar systems and […]
Recently, Prime Minister David Cameron announced an initiative to ban “extreme pornography,” starting by installing mandatory porn filters on all new internet connections and, eventually, on existing connections as well. To view internet pornography, UK residents will have to call their ISP and ask access. Opponents of Cameron’s restrictions have argued that the alleged motive […]
Rhizome — New York’s notable not-for-profit organization and new media art platform affiliated with the New Museum — just unrolled its newest list of Commissions and Tumblr Internet Art Grant Awardees. After reviewing over 250 proposals, five new media commissions and three Tumblr-spirited projects have been awarded funds. ＼(^-^)／ for everyone, but most of all Yung […]
In 2008, Barack Obama set up Change.gov, a website to make his agenda for the presidency easily accessible, outlining goals like “revitalizing the economy,” “ending the war in Iraq,” and “providing health care for all.” The site ceased being updated years ago, but until recently, its contents were still accessible. Then, sometime recently, the site […]
