Mon. 08/16 - Eerily Accurate 1990s Predictions of Current Tech Dangers
Aug 16, 2021•19 min
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Episode description
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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