#internethistory — Public Fediverse posts

“People aren’t sure what’s true, and what libraries are here for is to help with that.”

Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, discusses the future of the #WaybackMachine in ABC Radio National (🇦🇺 Australia)’s “Wayback Machine: The internet’s archive in peril,” a look at how media companies are restricting the preservation of the web itself.

🎧 Listen ⤵️
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sundayextra/wayback-machine/106604988

#InternetHistory #WebArchiving @abcaustraliarss @brewsterkahle

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

I am looking for a shirt.
In 2014, btdigg.org did a fundraising campaign selling Black unisex shirts presumably with Btdigg on them, on the now-defunct platform Ink to the People.

Only 2 were ever sold.

I know it's an extreme longshot, but if you or someone you know had one of these shirts, I'd be interested to hear from you.
It's just a curiosity, nothing more, so I won't expend too many resources investigating this.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064130/https://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/15005

I don't know if there are any Lemmy or Reddit communities which would be a good place to ask.

Please boost for reach.

#Fashion #InternetHistory #Torrents #AskFedi

I am looking for a shirt.
In 2014, btdigg.org did a fundraising campaign selling Black unisex shirts presumably with Btdigg on them, on the now-defunct platform Ink to the People.

Only 2 were ever sold.

I know it's an extreme longshot, but if you or someone you know had one of these shirts, I'd be interested to hear from you.
It's just a curiosity, nothing more, so I won't expend too many resources investigating this.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064130/https://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/15005

I don't know if there are any Lemmy or Reddit communities which would be a good place to ask.

Please boost for reach.

#Fashion #InternetHistory #Torrents #AskFedi

I am looking for a shirt.
In 2014, btdigg.org did a fundraising campaign selling Black unisex shirts presumably with Btdigg on them, on the now-defunct platform Ink to the People.

Only 2 were ever sold.

I know it's an extreme longshot, but if you or someone you know had one of these shirts, I'd be interested to hear from you.
It's just a curiosity, nothing more, so I won't expend too many resources investigating this.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064130/https://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/15005

I don't know if there are any Lemmy or Reddit communities which would be a good place to ask.

Please boost for reach.

#Fashion #InternetHistory #Torrents #AskFedi

I am looking for a shirt.
In 2014, btdigg.org did a fundraising campaign selling Black unisex shirts presumably with Btdigg on them, on the now-defunct platform Ink to the People.

Only 2 were ever sold.

I know it's an extreme longshot, but if you or someone you know had one of these shirts, I'd be interested to hear from you.
It's just a curiosity, nothing more, so I won't expend too many resources investigating this.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064130/https://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/15005

I don't know if there are any Lemmy or Reddit communities which would be a good place to ask.

Please boost for reach.

#Fashion #InternetHistory #Torrents #AskFedi

I am looking for a shirt.
In 2014, btdigg.org did a fundraising campaign selling Black unisex shirts presumably with Btdigg on them, on the now-defunct platform Ink to the People.

Only 2 were ever sold.

I know it's an extreme longshot, but if you or someone you know had one of these shirts, I'd be interested to hear from you.
It's just a curiosity, nothing more, so I won't expend too many resources investigating this.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140903064130/https://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/15005

I don't know if there are any Lemmy or Reddit communities which would be a good place to ask.

Please boost for reach.

#Fashion #InternetHistory #Torrents #AskFedi

#InternetHistory
Keith Mitchell reminds us of what was email at the time before SMTP/TCP/IP took over and why he still hates sendmail.

#OARC46

#InternetHistory
Keith Mitchell reminds us of what was email at the time before SMTP/TCP/IP took over and why he still hates sendmail.

#OARC46

#InternetHistory
Keith Mitchell reminds us of what was email at the time before SMTP/TCP/IP took over and why he still hates sendmail.

#OARC46

#InternetHistory
Keith Mitchell reminds us of what was email at the time before SMTP/TCP/IP took over and why he still hates sendmail.

#OARC46

#InternetHistory
Keith Mitchell reminds us of what was email at the time before SMTP/TCP/IP took over and why he still hates sendmail.

#OARC46

Ah, the "England Runestones" — because nothing screams cutting-edge history like cryptic internet permissions and a dead link quest 🔍. Meanwhile, historians are busy deciphering the runes of your browser's user agent 🖥️. Respect the robots, or they'll leak your browsing history to the bards of yore 📜🤖.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_runestones #EnglandRunestones #InternetHistory #CrypticPermissions #BrowserUserAgent #RespectTheRobots #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the "England Runestones" — because nothing screams cutting-edge history like cryptic internet permissions and a dead link quest 🔍. Meanwhile, historians are busy deciphering the runes of your browser's user agent 🖥️. Respect the robots, or they'll leak your browsing history to the bards of yore 📜🤖.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_runestones #EnglandRunestones #InternetHistory #CrypticPermissions #BrowserUserAgent #RespectTheRobots #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the "England Runestones" — because nothing screams cutting-edge history like cryptic internet permissions and a dead link quest 🔍. Meanwhile, historians are busy deciphering the runes of your browser's user agent 🖥️. Respect the robots, or they'll leak your browsing history to the bards of yore 📜🤖.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_runestones #EnglandRunestones #InternetHistory #CrypticPermissions #BrowserUserAgent #RespectTheRobots #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the "England Runestones" — because nothing screams cutting-edge history like cryptic internet permissions and a dead link quest 🔍. Meanwhile, historians are busy deciphering the runes of your browser's user agent 🖥️. Respect the robots, or they'll leak your browsing history to the bards of yore 📜🤖.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_runestones #EnglandRunestones #InternetHistory #CrypticPermissions #BrowserUserAgent #RespectTheRobots #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the "England Runestones" — because nothing screams cutting-edge history like cryptic internet permissions and a dead link quest 🔍. Meanwhile, historians are busy deciphering the runes of your browser's user agent 🖥️. Respect the robots, or they'll leak your browsing history to the bards of yore 📜🤖.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_runestones #EnglandRunestones #InternetHistory #CrypticPermissions #BrowserUserAgent #RespectTheRobots #HackerNews #ngated

So, you're telling me I can snag a 90s-style .city.state.us domain for free? 🤣 Just what I always wanted — a relic from the internet's yesteryears! 🚀 Why not throw in a free dial-up modem while we're at it? 📞💾
https://fredchan.org/blog/locality-domains-guide/ #90sNostalgia #FreeDomain #InternetHistory #DialUpModem #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

So, you're telling me I can snag a 90s-style .city.state.us domain for free? 🤣 Just what I always wanted — a relic from the internet's yesteryears! 🚀 Why not throw in a free dial-up modem while we're at it? 📞💾
https://fredchan.org/blog/locality-domains-guide/ #90sNostalgia #FreeDomain #InternetHistory #DialUpModem #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

So, you're telling me I can snag a 90s-style .city.state.us domain for free? 🤣 Just what I always wanted — a relic from the internet's yesteryears! 🚀 Why not throw in a free dial-up modem while we're at it? 📞💾
https://fredchan.org/blog/locality-domains-guide/ #90sNostalgia #FreeDomain #InternetHistory #DialUpModem #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

So, you're telling me I can snag a 90s-style .city.state.us domain for free? 🤣 Just what I always wanted — a relic from the internet's yesteryears! 🚀 Why not throw in a free dial-up modem while we're at it? 📞💾
https://fredchan.org/blog/locality-domains-guide/ #90sNostalgia #FreeDomain #InternetHistory #DialUpModem #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

So, you're telling me I can snag a 90s-style .city.state.us domain for free? 🤣 Just what I always wanted — a relic from the internet's yesteryears! 🚀 Why not throw in a free dial-up modem while we're at it? 📞💾
https://fredchan.org/blog/locality-domains-guide/ #90sNostalgia #FreeDomain #InternetHistory #DialUpModem #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

Ego vs. Strategie: Wie ich 1996 durch einen Zufall das Megga Zuppa Duppa Network gründete.

Es begab sich im Jahr 1996...

In meiner damaligen „Netz-Bubble“ trat jemand sehr arrogant und aufschneiderisch auf. Er posaunte überall herum, dass er als Firma das „Medien Zentrum Dortmund“ (oder so ähnlich) gründen würde. Stolz verkündete er auch direkt die passende Domain: mzd.net.

Wieder zu Hause am Rechner siegte die Neugier. Ich wollte sehen, was er da schon aufgebaut hatte. Die Überraschung: Unter www.mzd.net war absolut nichts erreichbar. Ein kurzer Check der Whois-Daten bestätigte: Die Domain war noch gar nicht registriert!

In einer Mischung aus Spaß und um ihm einen kleinen Denkzettel zu verpassen, gründete ich kurzerhand das „Megga Zuppa Duppa Network“ und registrierte mzd.net. Damals durften .net-Domains ja offiziell nur von Firmen und Organisationen aus dem Netzwerkbereich registriert werden.

Ich wollte ihm zeigen, dass man sich Namen sichert, bevor man groß damit prahlt. Gegen ein oder zwei Bier als „Lehrgeld“ hätte ich ihm die Domain sofort übertragen. Ich wollte ihm ja nicht schaden, nur sein Ego ein wenig erden.

Doch es kam anders. Statt Einsicht gab es Ego-Explosionen und absurde Hacker-Vorwürfe. Tja, Kommunikation ist eben alles.

Und wie ich jetzt beim „digitalen Aufräumen“ festgestellt habe: Ich besitze die mzd.net inzwischen seit fast 30 Jahren.

Jetzt stehe ich vor der Wahl und brauche den Rat der Fediverse-Schwarmintelligenz:

1. Soll ich das legendäre Megga Zuppa Duppa Network endlich mit Leben füllen und auferstehen lassen?
2. Oder gibt es seriöse Domainbroker, die ihr empfehlen könnt, um dieses Stück Internetgeschichte in gute Hände zu verkaufen?

Ich bin gespannt auf eure Gedanken und Tipps!

#InternetHistory #WebHistory #VintageWeb #DomainNames #Storytelling #Nostalgie #1990s #Netzgeschichte #MZD #DomainHandel #Fediverse #TechStories #AskFedi

Can't believe someone asked @hankgreen "Whats a flicker?" in reference to Flickr, the photo sharing website, and then he went on to explain this history of Flickr. 😅

If you thought having to explain a fax machine or a dial up modem made you feel old, imagine having to explain what a website was from 2004 (yet is still running today).

That said, hopefully its not too long before we have to answer "Whats a facebook?"

#Flickr #Internet #InternetHistory #HankGreen

Can't believe someone asked @hankgreen "Whats a flicker?" in reference to Flickr, the photo sharing website, and then he went on to explain this history of Flickr. 😅

If you thought having to explain a fax machine or a dial up modem made you feel old, imagine having to explain what a website was from 2004 (yet is still running today).

That said, hopefully its not too long before we have to answer "Whats a facebook?"

#Flickr #Internet #InternetHistory #HankGreen

Can't believe someone asked @hankgreen "Whats a flicker?" in reference to Flickr, the photo sharing website, and then he went on to explain this history of Flickr. 😅

If you thought having to explain a fax machine or a dial up modem made you feel old, imagine having to explain what a website was from 2004 (yet is still running today).

That said, hopefully its not too long before we have to answer "Whats a facebook?"

#Flickr #Internet #InternetHistory #HankGreen

Can't believe someone asked @hankgreen "Whats a flicker?" in reference to Flickr, the photo sharing website, and then he went on to explain this history of Flickr. 😅

If you thought having to explain a fax machine or a dial up modem made you feel old, imagine having to explain what a website was from 2004 (yet is still running today).

That said, hopefully its not too long before we have to answer "Whats a facebook?"

#Flickr #Internet #InternetHistory #HankGreen

Can't believe someone asked @hankgreen "Whats a flicker?" in reference to Flickr, the photo sharing website, and then he went on to explain this history of Flickr. 😅

If you thought having to explain a fax machine or a dial up modem made you feel old, imagine having to explain what a website was from 2004 (yet is still running today).

That said, hopefully its not too long before we have to answer "Whats a facebook?"

#Flickr #Internet #InternetHistory #HankGreen

Internet Archive Blog: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’. “On the occasion of the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary, we’re opening the internet’s yearbook to celebrate the sites, services & scrappy experiments that helped shape the web as we know it. From class leaders like Center for Democracy and Technology to cultural icons like The Onion […]

Internet Archive Blog: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’. “On the occasion of the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary, we’re opening the internet’s yearbook to celebrate the sites, services & scrappy experiments that helped shape the web as we know it. From class leaders like Center for Democracy and Technology to cultural icons like The Onion […]

Internet Archive Blog: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’. “On the occasion of the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary, we’re opening the internet’s yearbook to celebrate the sites, services & scrappy experiments that helped shape the web as we know it. From class leaders like Center for Democracy and Technology to cultural icons like The Onion […]

Internet Archive Blog: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’. “On the occasion of the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary, we’re opening the internet’s yearbook to celebrate the sites, services & scrappy experiments that helped shape the web as we know it. From class leaders like Center for Democracy and Technology to cultural icons like The Onion […]

Internet Archive Blog: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’. “On the occasion of the Internet Archive’s 30th anniversary, we’re opening the internet’s yearbook to celebrate the sites, services & scrappy experiments that helped shape the web as we know it. From class leaders like Center for Democracy and Technology to cultural icons like The Onion […]

I’m giving @tg’s Current a solid go to switch the way I read my 50ish RSS feeds from “get unread count to 0” to “does this interest me now, or at least until it expires its currency”.

After a short (<30 minutes) effort to bring my imported feeds from @NetNewsWire to a state that reflected what I wanted to move ahead with unread, it really does feel less demanding. I like it and will see if I can persist; it does require something of a change in mindset.

Also, if you haven’t read Terry’s essay The Boring Internet, I recommend it highly - https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#VeryOnline #rss #internethistory #culture

I’m giving @tg’s Current a solid go to switch the way I read my 50ish RSS feeds from “get unread count to 0” to “does this interest me now, or at least until it expires its currency”.

After a short (<30 minutes) effort to bring my imported feeds from @NetNewsWire to a state that reflected what I wanted to move ahead with unread, it really does feel less demanding. I like it and will see if I can persist; it does require something of a change in mindset.

Also, if you haven’t read Terry’s essay The Boring Internet, I recommend it highly - https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#VeryOnline #rss #internethistory #culture

I’m giving @tg’s Current a solid go to switch the way I read my 50ish RSS feeds from “get unread count to 0” to “does this interest me now, or at least until it expires its currency”.

After a short (<30 minutes) effort to bring my imported feeds from @NetNewsWire to a state that reflected what I wanted to move ahead with unread, it really does feel less demanding. I like it and will see if I can persist; it does require something of a change in mindset.

Also, if you haven’t read Terry’s essay The Boring Internet, I recommend it highly - https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#VeryOnline #rss #internethistory #culture

I’m giving @tg’s Current a solid go to switch the way I read my 50ish RSS feeds from “get unread count to 0” to “does this interest me now, or at least until it expires its currency”.

After a short (<30 minutes) effort to bring my imported feeds from @NetNewsWire to a state that reflected what I wanted to move ahead with unread, it really does feel less demanding. I like it and will see if I can persist; it does require something of a change in mindset.

Also, if you haven’t read Terry’s essay The Boring Internet, I recommend it highly - https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#VeryOnline #rss #internethistory #culture

I’m giving @tg’s Current a solid go to switch the way I read my 50ish RSS feeds from “get unread count to 0” to “does this interest me now, or at least until it expires its currency”.

After a short (<30 minutes) effort to bring my imported feeds from @NetNewsWire to a state that reflected what I wanted to move ahead with unread, it really does feel less demanding. I like it and will see if I can persist; it does require something of a change in mindset.

Also, if you haven’t read Terry’s essay The Boring Internet, I recommend it highly - https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#VeryOnline #rss #internethistory #culture

#FunFact: our web presence has a very long tradition by #InternetHistory standards.

The first version was a subpage on the Austrian Institute for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (OSI) website in 2002: http://www.osi.ac.at (now only available on #ArchiveOrg).

Almost 20 years ago, we created our own domain: https://www.ministerratsprotokolle.at/. It is still active today. Of course, the first address these days is https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/

#histodons #History #DH #digitalHumanities #InternetCulture #websites

#FunFact: our web presence has a very long tradition by #InternetHistory standards.

The first version was a subpage on the Austrian Institute for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (OSI) website in 2002: http://www.osi.ac.at (now only available on #ArchiveOrg).

Almost 20 years ago, we created our own domain: https://www.ministerratsprotokolle.at/. It is still active today. Of course, the first address these days is https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/

#histodons #History #DH #digitalHumanities #InternetCulture #websites

#FunFact: our web presence has a very long tradition by #InternetHistory standards.

The first version was a subpage on the Austrian Institute for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (OSI) website in 2002: http://www.osi.ac.at (now only available on #ArchiveOrg).

Almost 20 years ago, we created our own domain: https://www.ministerratsprotokolle.at/. It is still active today. Of course, the first address these days is https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/

#histodons #History #DH #digitalHumanities #InternetCulture #websites

#FunFact: our web presence has a very long tradition by #InternetHistory standards.

The first version was a subpage on the Austrian Institute for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (OSI) website in 2002: http://www.osi.ac.at (now only available on #ArchiveOrg).

Almost 20 years ago, we created our own domain: https://www.ministerratsprotokolle.at/. It is still active today. Of course, the first address these days is https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/

#histodons #History #DH #digitalHumanities #InternetCulture #websites

#FunFact: our web presence has a very long tradition by #InternetHistory standards.

The first version was a subpage on the Austrian Institute for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (OSI) website in 2002: http://www.osi.ac.at (now only available on #ArchiveOrg).

Almost 20 years ago, we created our own domain: https://www.ministerratsprotokolle.at/. It is still active today. Of course, the first address these days is https://mrp.oeaw.ac.at/

#histodons #History #DH #digitalHumanities #InternetCulture #websites

What a great conversation. I love her story about writing an "algorhyme to go with the algorithm."

Mother of the Internet: A Conversation with Radia Perlman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZg82VyrUeo

#internetHistory

What a great conversation. I love her story about writing an "algorhyme to go with the algorithm."

Mother of the Internet: A Conversation with Radia Perlman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZg82VyrUeo

#internetHistory

What a great conversation. I love her story about writing an "algorhyme to go with the algorithm."

Mother of the Internet: A Conversation with Radia Perlman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZg82VyrUeo

#internetHistory