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Everything You Needed to Know About the Internet in May 1994
A snapshot of a revolution, just before it really took off.
Google May Stop Using Cookies
More sophisticated technology could enhance the company’s ability to track user activity.
Most Americans Think Anonymity’s a Bust, Says Pew Survey — Consider Me One of Them
Casual anonymity seems increasingly quaint.
Wi-Fi Donkey Brings New Tech to an Old World
Have you been called an ass for spending too much time on the Internet during a summer vacation?
You can find more of your kind at an Israeli theme park where, for the past four days, a donkey carrying a Wi-Fi router has been …
Wait, Apparently the Government Did Create the Internet After All
Yesterday, I wrote about Gordon Crovitz’s bizarre contention, in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, that it’s an “urban legend” that the U.S. government created the Internet. (He says that Xerox’s PARC lab deserves the credit.) Other folks have been chiming in–including some who know a lot more about this stuff than I do.
Charles …
How Government Did (and Didn’t) Invent the Internet
Last night, I happened across an article by Slate technology scribe Farhad Manjoo. He was responding to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by the Journal’s former publisher Gordon Crovitz. And when Manjoo explained …
World IPv6 Launch: Only the Biggest Change to the Internet Since Its Inception
It’s only the most significant architectural development in the history of the Internet, and presto, it transpired last night at 00:01 GMT. Did you notice?
I’m betting not, and that you probably didn’t even know it was …
DNSChanger: FBI Warns Infected Computers Will Lose Web, Email Access in July
There’s a story circulating that if you don’t ensure your computer is malware-free by July 9, 2012, the FBI will shut off your access to the Internet. Like most such alarmist claims, it’s only partly true, though if you’re a …
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Remove Jimmy Wales’ Face from Wikipedia in Three Easy Steps
Wikipedia’s looking for donations again, which means co-founder Jimmy Wales’ “personal appeal”–and face–is back at the top of every Wikipedia page. The Jimmy Wales Mugshot Method (that’s what I’m calling it, at least) was …
How the Internet Evolves to Overcome Censorship
Last week’s congressional hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, drew attention to the fact that Congress has it within its power to censor the Internet. Dozens of sites across the web blacked-out their logos in …