Archive for September, 2009
CBC Archives: Internet – a “modulated anarchy” (1993)
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Here’s a fascinating and quaint look at the Internet back in 1993, when it was a bit more civil. CBC interviews playwright and Internet enthusiast John Allen. Some choice quotes: “It feels a bit like everyday human fellowship, but it’s bigger and more precise.” As if “everyday human fellowship” needed improving upon? The imprecision is […]
Google Books and the Espresso Book Machine: the bookstore of the future!
Saturday, September 19th, 2009I came across this article today: Google Books and the Espresso Book Machine: Instant Paperbacks from Digital Books This is cool, but I also hear the death knell of small independent bookstores which can’t afford a machine like this. They were already dying anyway, but this puts another nail in the coffin. There’s little room […]
Ben Stiller on Twitter
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Stiller discusses Twitter with Mickey Rooney (a voice of wisdom)