Mon. 08/16 - Eerily Accurate 1990s Predictions of Current Tech Dangers
- Author
- Cool Stuff Ride Home
- Published
- Mon 16 Aug 2021
- Episode Link
- https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/0e49624f-553e-45fd-be6e-44b9fa5d0d58/Monday2C20August20162C202021Edit20120-2083A163A212C204.2720PM.mp3
How one of the earliest bloggers predicted the dark side of the internet, and then went completely off the grid. Plus, the first tribally-affiliated medical school, on tribal land, in the US. is bridging gaps. And Yik Yak is back.
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Links:
Philip Agre predicted technology's pitfalls and then he disappeared (Washington Post)
Everything is too complicated: our annual list of confusing tech questions (The Verge)
Missing Internet Pioneer Phil Agre Is Found Alive (NPR)
Phil Agre's articles in Wired
First Tribally-Affiliated Medical School Bridging Gaps in Indian Country, Rural America (The Daily Yonder)
Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous. (Mashable)
There would be no screen — only a locomotive (Garbage Day)
Kottke.Org
Jackson Bird on Twitter
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