According to Internet experts, both high art and mundane cultural artifacts may be more like Snapchat conversations than cave paintings. Snapchat is a mobile app designed to present photos or videos that disappear after seconds; the oldest cave paintings have endured for tens of thousands of years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKSr6h5-fCU Vint Cerf, often credited as the “father... Continue Reading →
Ashley Madison, Robert Heinlein, and Me
I never thought I would write about Ashley Madison. After all, what could I say about a web site whose slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair."? Then I heard an On the Media interview with Gizmodo editor-in-chief Annalee Newitz and realized there is more to the Ashley Madison story than data breaches destroying marriages.... Continue Reading →
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