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The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? What form of education provides the best leaders for a good republic? What are the various forms of poetry and the other arts, and which ones should be fostered and which ones should be discouraged? How does knowing differ from believing?

From the moment there was an “online,” there was sex online. The famous test image used by software engineers to develop formats like the jpeg was “Lena,” taken from Playboy’s November 1972 centerfold. Early bulletin boards and multi-user domains quickly came to serve their members...

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.

Acclaimed futurist, author, and digital strategist Bernard Marr delivers a compelling and engaging discussion of the technologies driving the impending—and ongoing—transformation of the internet, including blockchain, augmented reality (AR), and more. In the book, you'll explore the risks and opportunities presented by these game-changing techs and how they might impact you, your organization, and community.

“Andrew Blum plunges into the unseen but real ether of the Internet in a journey both compelling and profound….You will never open an email in quite the same way again.” —Tom Vanderbilt, New York Times bestselling author of Traffic In Tubes, Andrew Blum, a correspondent at Wired magazine...

You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this...

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still...

The Audio Podcast Version of Internet Today, the damn near daily show about what is going on inside the weird world of internet culture. Also, be sure to check our our other shows Weekly Weird News and Idiots Watching Anime

In May 2013, Glenn Greenwald set out for Hong Kong to meet an anonymous source who claimed to have astonishing evidence of pervasive government spying and insisted on communicating only through heavily encrypted channels. That source turned out to be the 29-year-old NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and his revelations about the agency’s widespread, systemic overreach proved to be some of the most explosive and consequential news in recent history, triggering a fierce debate over national security....

The weirdest news from across the globe, delivered to you with a healthy dose of sarcasm every week! Watch the full show on YouTube!

In Data and Goliath, Schneier reveals the full extent of surveillance, censorship, and propaganda in society today, examining the risks of cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and cyberwar. He shares technological, legal, and social solutions that can help shape a more equal, private, and secure world. This is an audiobook to which everyone with an Internet connection - or bank account or smart device or car, for that matter - needs to listen.

Humans are hard-wired for collaboration, and new technologies of communication act as a super-amplifier of our natural collaborative mindset. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines the emergence of a new kind of social collaboration enabled by networked technologies. This new collaborative society might be characterized as a series of services and startups that enable peer-to-peer exchanges and interactions though technology.

In seinem neuen Hörbuch öffnet Oliver Kalkofe sein Boomer-Herz und seine persönlichen Fotoalben. Er nimmt uns mit auf eine Zeitreise in die eigene Jugend und fragt sich im Namen aller Babyboomer: War früher wirklich mehr Lametta? Oliver Kalkofe analysiert die vermeintlich goldenen Boomer-Zeiten mit bewährt drastischer Komik und raffinierter Wortkunst.

Chaos and order clash in this riveting exploration of crime and punishment on the Internet. Once considered a borderless and chaotic virtual landscape, the Internet is now home to the forces of international law and order. It's not just computer hackers and cyber crooks who lurk in the dark corners of the Web - the cops are there, too. In The Internet Police, Ars Technica editor Nate Anderson takes readers on a behind-the-screens tour of landmark cybercrime cases, revealing how criminals continue to find digital and legal loopholes even as police hurry to cinch them closed.

Why is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it? In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet is broken, he argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. Google annihilates your privacy and Facebook amplifies right-wing propaganda because it is profitable to do so. But the internet wasn't always like this. Tarnoff tells the story of the privatization that made the modern internet, and which set in motion the crises that consume it today. It's time to demand an internet by and for the people.

Le podcast dans lequel je commente ce que tout Internet a déjà commenté.Par Clara, autoproclamée pépette en cheffe et chronically online depuis l'âge d'or de Tumblr.Télé-réalité, sorties d'albums, bad et good buzz, trends tiktok & dramas pop-culturels, rien n'est trop peu intéressant pour ne pas y ajouter mon avis non-sollicité.(TW: gay franglais) Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

People research everything online - shopping, school, jobs, travel - and other people. Your online persona is your new front door. It is likely the first thing that new friends and colleagues learn about you. In the years since this book was first published, the Internet profile and reputation have grown more important in the vital human activities of work, school and relationships.

During conversations with artists/creators they grew up following, best friends Brittany Deitch & Sameera Rachakonda unpack what it means to be online.

Dive into the mesmerizing world of the internet, exploring its vast landscapes, hidden gems, and digital artistry. This podcast uncovers the beauty of online creativity, from stunning web designs to viral digital phenomena, and interviews with the minds behind the most captivating online experiences. Join us as we celebrate the internet as a canvas for innovation and expression.

New episodes are available to watch & listen EVERY Thursday. Welcome to Internet Dads - The podcast where two football-loving mates, Spencer Owen and Rory Jennings, swap halftime analysis for bedtime routines! Parenthood has taken over their lives and let’s be honest, parenting has taken over the chat. Join Spencer, a proud dad of two, and Rory, a dad to a spirited 5-year-old with another little one arriving soon, as they tackle the highs, lows, and hilarious moments of raising kids and being Dads in the digital age. Whether you're already a parent, about to become one, or just here for ...