U.S. Census Bureau : Computer Use and Ownership
1984 - 1997
sendmail.net : Q&A with Paul Vixie
"...it's safe to say that the original design of virtually all Internet technology took no account of human nature - because the subset of humanity who used the early Internet had been preselected by their employers and schools and research labs and whatnot to weed out rudeness." Meanwhile,
via slashdot come news that Hotmail (of all people)
will implement the MAPS Realtime Blackhole List.
The Triumph of Narrative : Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture
by Robert Fulford, as part of the 1999 Massey Lecture series. Webcast tonight at 20h00 EDT or
22h00 EDT depending on which webpage you're looking at.
Morning Edition talks to Michael Lewis
about Jim Clark and Silicon Valley. I really hope it's not true that one of the defining characteristics of the Valley and the people who live there is a general neglect and disdain for the past. It seems sad and limiting on a individual level and just a wee bit disconcerting on a societal one. real audio.
