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ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2026-08-07 · 23:49 UTC

University of Exeter: Historic discovery finds 19th-century estate agent used peepshow technology to create proto version of Rightmove. “A 19th-century estate agent created the world’s first version of Rightmove more than 160 years before the birth of online property previews. Brooks and Green, a high-end estate agent based in Old Bond Street, London, used an early form of immersive visual […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/university-of-exeter-historic-discovery-finds-19th-century-estate-agent-used-peepshow-technology-to-create-proto-version-of-rightmove/

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Michael Nagenborg (he/him) @[email protected] · 2026-07-29 · 07:45 UTC

I am having fun with preparing my intro lecture for the our new #PSTS course on #Enviroment and #Computation . Any readings and projects that are not to be missed? #PhilosophyOfTechnology #HistoryOfTechnology #HigherEd

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