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berners-lee on snowden

xirdalium Posted on Sunday, 6th July 2014 by zephyrin_xirdalSunday, 6th July 2014

It’s been almost eight years that I ↵last quoted ↑Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, here at xirdalium. On 1st August 2006 I republished the following sentence from ↑his blog: When I invented the Web, I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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snowden on games

xirdalium Posted on Thursday, 3rd July 2014 by zephyrin_xirdalThursday, 3rd July 2014

Here is a passage from chapter two of ↑Glenn Greenwald‘s excellent newest book “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State” (2014), which I’ve recently read: Finally, Snowden gave me an answer that felt vibrant … Continue reading →

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the nostalgist

xirdalium Posted on Tuesday, 14th May 2013 by zephyrin_xirdalTuesday, 14th May 2013

↑CIMINI, GIACOMO. t.b.a. ↑The Nostalgist [short film]. London: Wonder Room Productions. WILSON, DANIEL H. 2009. ↑The Nostalgist. Tor.com 28 July 2009. Available online. via ↑entry at ↑boingboing

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source

xirdalium Posted on Tuesday, 30th April 2013 by zephyrin_xirdalTuesday, 30th April 2013

‘↑Source‘ is an astounding Japanese independent cyberpunk short-film by director A.T.—it’s not embeddable, as it seems, so go and ↑watch it on Vimeo … A.T. 2012. ↑Source [short film]. Tokyo: TYO Productions.

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who is calling?

xirdalium Posted on Monday, 28th January 2013 by zephyrin_xirdalFriday, 8th February 2013

zeph’s pop culture quiz #57 The public phone is ringing. Who is calling? And a scene from which book is cited thereby?     Simply leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a … Continue reading →

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the coming war on general computation

xirdalium Posted on Sunday, 27th January 2013 by zephyrin_xirdalSunday, 27th January 2013

The copyright war was just the beginning  The last 20 years of Internet policy have been dominated by the copyright war, but the war turns out only to have been a skirmish. The coming century will be dominated by war … Continue reading →

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what is said?

xirdalium Posted on Monday, 12th November 2012 by zephyrin_xirdalWednesday, 14th November 2012

zeph’s pop culture quiz #49 We are in an officers’ mess. Two senior members of the flight personnel are having a conversation while playing pool. What is said in this conversation?     Just leave a comment with your educated … Continue reading →

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the painted smile

xirdalium Posted on Monday, 5th November 2012 by zephyrin_xirdalMonday, 5th November 2012

The fifth of November it is, and indeed we do remember … The next problem was the creation of the main character and the actual setting for the strip. Since ↑Dave [Lloyd] and I both wanted to do something that … Continue reading →

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what is explained?

xirdalium Posted on Monday, 24th September 2012 by zephyrin_xirdalMonday, 1st October 2012

zeph’s pop culture quiz #43 What does the gentleman explain to his audience?     Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ … Continue reading →

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who is cycling?

xirdalium Posted on Wednesday, 19th September 2012 by zephyrin_xirdalThursday, 20th September 2012

zeph’s pop culture quiz #42 Who is riding his bike through the rain?     Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ … Continue reading →

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