Mark Hollis, 1955 – 2019.

The ghosts of technology in today’s language.

“I wonder sometimes what would be the oldest extant word based on technology no longer in use. Taping an interview? Dialing someone?”

Hi, I'm Tania.

“I’m a developer, designer, and former chef from Chicago. I build open source projects and write the missing instruction manuals of the web.”

Inside the Code — WorldWideWeb NeXT Application (via adactio.com).

A deconstruction of some of the more interesting bits we found hiding in the WorldWideWeb source code.

1969 and 1970 [at Bell Labs](www.larryluckham.com & 70 - Bell Labs/album/index.html) (featuring many women, before programming got lucrative and women got pushed out.) Via mailchi.mp.

Drool.

RACK 0.6.2c open-source virtual modular synthesizer.

Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) at Taborstraße, corner Glockengasse.

Relevant: air.plumelabs.com.

The battle between real open source vs. faux open source heats up.

Adding the Commons Clause to an open-source license makes it no longer an open-source license.

Is Email Making Professors Stupid?

“Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things.” — Donald E. Knuth.

Journalism Isn't Dying. It's Returning to Its Roots.

The future of journalism is more partisan and supported by more diverse revenue streams—in other words, like the journalism of 200 years ago.

Relevant: The Local News Business Model.