Aug. 16, 2021
Mon. 08/16 - Eerily Accurate 1990s Predictions of Current Tech Dangers
How one of the earliest bloggers predicted the dark side of the internet, and then went completely off the grid. Plus, the first tribally-affiliated medical school, on tribal land, in the US. is bridging gaps. And Yik Yak is back.
How one of the earliest bloggers predicted the dark side of the internet, and then went completely off the grid. Plus, the first tribally-affiliated medical school, on tribal land, in the US. is bridging gaps. And Yik Yak is back.
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Links:
- Philip Agre predicted technology's pitfalls and then he disappeared (Washington Post)
- Everything is too complicated: our annual list of confusing tech questions (The Verge)
- Missing Internet Pioneer Phil Agre Is Found Alive (NPR)
- Phil Agre's articles in Wired
- First Tribally-Affiliated Medical School Bridging Gaps in Indian Country, Rural America (The Daily Yonder)
- Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous. (Mashable)
- There would be no screen — only a locomotive (Garbage Day)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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