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In the early days of the web, Morozov argued, before it was colonised by commerce, the internet was like a cabinet of curiosities and surfers were like the flâneurs of 19th-century Paris.
“The flâneur,” he writes, “would leisurely stroll through its streets and especially its arcades – those stylish, lively and bustling rows of shops covered by glass roofs – to cultivate what Honoré de Balzac called ‘the gastronomy of the eye’.
The flâneur wandered in the shopping arcades, but he did not give in to the temptations of consumerism; the arcade was primarily a pathway to a rich sensory experience – and only then a temple of consumption.
His goal was to observe, to bathe in the crowd, taking in its noises, its chaos, its heterogeneity, its cosmopolitanism.”
John Naughton, Tides are changing for web surfersSource:
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David Karp, founder of Tumblr, on realising his dream
Posted on March 12, 2012 with 1 note
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War of the cyber worm: the most destructive attack on the internet
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Seven Ways to Stop Piracy Without DRM
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McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero.
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Twine: Listen to your world, talk to the Internet
Want to hook up things to the Web? Maybe you want to get a tweet when your laundry’s done, or get an email when the basement floods while you’re on vacation. Even if you’re good with electronics and programming, these are involved projects. Instead of worrying about wiring or networking code, you can focus on your idea.
Twine is the simplest possible way to get the objects in your life texting, tweeting or emailing.
Posted on January 10, 2012 with 5 notes
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This is absolutely retarded, I love it.
MrLemon of LFGSS sums up the whole internet in seven words.Posted on January 10, 2012 with 2 notes
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Hello there, nice to meet you.
I don't know about you but I find myself constantly on the prowl for new sources of creative inspiration, whether it's architectural plans, illustration, skateboarding videos, fashion, furniture design or some bizarre, niche technological advance.
If things go to plan, the most intriguing and exciting of these discoveries and some incredible, inspiring photography will wash up here, on the shores of Tumblr.
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