internet

The Post-Attribution Era

By Dan Nexon

In General

On May 7, 2019

Cesare Maccari [Public domain] In this 2007 book, Halting State, Charles Stross describes a near future in which the internet makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for ordinary people to properly attribute communications and events. Warning: this post contains mild spoilers. In this 2007...

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Internet Profits?

By Erik Loomis

On June 1, 2016

I am still at a total loss as to how anyone thinks internet-based businesses will make money. Yet our betters sure love them. Spotify tossed another scary financial figure into.

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Will the Internet Be the Archive of the Future?

By Erik Loomis

On October 28, 2015

As a historian, everything about the internet concerns me. There are two reasons for this. First, the rush to get rid of books (my friend's school is shredding them if.

The Extinction of Megaupload

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 31, 2012

Although SOPA and PIPA were defeated for now, the corporate-government attack on file sharing continues unabated. Most significantly was the government shutdown of Megaupload a couple of weeks ago. Regardless of an overarching bill ending filesharing, the media companies are using their full power to...