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kottke.org posts about anniversary

On the eve of the 15th anniversary

On the eve of the 15th anniversary of the creation of the web, James Boyle muses on how we should celebrate. “We probably would not create [the web], or any technology like it, today. In fact, we would be more likely to cripple it, or declare it illegal.”


Story of how Kodak developed the first

Story of how Kodak developed the first digital camera in 1975 and then sat on the technology for years and years until they finally entered the market and, luckily for them, were able to grab the top stop from Sony and Canon.


Newspaper coverage of the Mount St Helens eruption, 25 years later

Newspaper coverage of the Mount St Helens eruption, 25 years later.