Mastodawn

Goondaba Jan 27

Brewster Kahle Jan 27

9.9k views on how the livestream of microfiche digitization works at the @internetarchive :

explainer: https://www.youtube.com/live/r93Q90CWhXo

livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/wG9hiWSrSD4

Digitization as Performance. Nerd-fun.

(wonder when we will get to 10k 😀 )

Goondaba Dec 31

John Siracusa Dec 31

Before the Internet, I got a lot of my computer news from this man. RIP 🫡 https://obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-cheifet

Stewart Cheifet Obituary 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral

Stewart Douglas Cheifet, age 87, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on December 28, 2025. Stewart was born on September 24, 1938, to Paul and Anne Cheifet in Philadelphia, where h...

Goldsteins Funeral

Goondaba Dec 20

Jeff Jarvis Dec 15

Wonderful story:
A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251205-how-the-handheld-digital-camera-was-born?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter via @BBC_Future

A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera

In 1975, a young engineer in the company that made Kodak film took the first picture on a handheld digital camera. Photography would never be the same again.

BBC

Goondaba Dec 20

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia Dec 20

I know a few people on here as well as myself will FEEL this cartoon.

Goondaba Dec 13

Dr Paris (he/him)Dec 13

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?

https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple …

Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison

Goondaba Nov 10

Rob Ricci Nov 9

Scientists have discovered that it is possible to just do something, without making a podcast about it

Goondaba Nov 6

Brewster Kahle Nov 6

"The Human Library
This Saturday

The Human Library returns to Cincinnati this Saturday, November 8th from 1:00-4:00pm at the Clifton Branch Library (3400 Brookline Ave).

At the Human Library, you'll have the chance to "check out" real people and hear their unique stories through meaningful one-on-one conversations. It's a powerful antidote to the polarization and isolation that's eroding empathy and understanding in our culture.

https://communityhappenshere.org/?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=690d088fc312bd739cfa3000&ss_campaign_name=The+Human+Library+Is+This+Weekend&ss_campaign_sent_date=2025-11-06T21%3A05%3A45Z

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Goondaba Oct 30

Gil Durán Sep 24, 2025

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that