Tag Archives: internet

Old Broadcast Media and New Internet Media

Posted on September 15, 2020 by the archivist

Mail: Donald Trump says he wants Joe Rogan to host US presidential debate against Joe Biden This is interesting. In the past the debate would have been hosted by CNN or NBC or something like that. Now the proposal is … Continue reading →

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The New Public Intellectuals

Posted on September 29, 2019 by the archivist

One of the features of our new internet era has been the arrival of a new army of public intellectuals. In the past these people would be usually caged within the pages of newspapers or periodicals, or in TV or … Continue reading →

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Response to a Couple of Comments

Posted on March 13, 2019 by the archivist

I was writing yesterday that the 20th century was unique in the annals of history as being a time when it was possible to engage in the mass indoctrination of millions of people using one-way megaphone broadcast media, such as … Continue reading →

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Dead and Dying Computers

Posted on August 8, 2018 by the archivist

Apologies. I’m currently using a little notebook computer because my two main computers have died. Or rather, one of them died last week, and the other one is on life support, and stops working every few hours when the hard … Continue reading →

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This Is Where I Came In

Posted on April 26, 2018 by the archivist

Oh dear. Google’s Gmail has been largely neglected in recent years. The company has kept the email service’s look and style changes to a bare minimum, sticking with a design that has worked well but not thrilled. But now, Google … Continue reading →

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In Revolt

Posted on January 27, 2018 by the archivist

I’m in revolt. I’m in revolt against top-down government control. Specifically, I’m in revolt against smoking bans – which are almost invariably imposed by governments on their peoples. In fact, I’m in revolt against all sorts of other similar, government-generated … Continue reading →

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Half a Bottle of Pinot Grigio

Posted on May 22, 2017 by the archivist

I spent a long time talking to Emily on Skype yesterday, and I recorded quite a lot of our conversation. This morning I woke up thinking about our brief discussion of veganism (and slavery). So I looked through the video … Continue reading →

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