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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that youre using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office. Robert Taylor was the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agencys Information Processing Techniques Office.

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Materialists trailer: Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson fall into a love triangle

Mashable Tech

The celebrated writer/director of the critically acclaimed Past Lives returns with Materialists, a tantalizing three-way romance starring Pedro Pascal , Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson. How is a gal supposed to choose between two of the internet's most beloved boyfriends?

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Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data

TechSpot

In an unclassified December 11 letter addressed to Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden obtained by the New York Times, NSA director Paul Nakasone confirms the agency buys internet metadata from data brokers relating to Americans' domestic internet activities. Read Entire Article

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19 Proven Fundraising Ideas from Nonprofit Experts

NetWits

by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. by Carie Lewis , Director of Emerging Media at HSUSA. by Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Ideas Labs at Blackbaud. Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People. Ben Wong, Director of Digital Experience at Blue Ion.

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Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic

The Verge

Less than two-thirds of Americans in rural areas have broadband internet connections at their homes. In the town of Cherokee, Iowa, about 40 percent of school-aged kids have no internet access. Hahn has helped older patrons access the internet by shouting instructions through the building’s windows. “We It’s well worth a read.

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Publishers' lawsuit leads to removal of 500,000 books from Internet Archive

TechSpot

Chris Freeland, IA's director of library services, talked about the organization's determination to restore access to these books by appealing the court's decision: the case is currently pending in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. It aims to convince the court that IA's controlled digital lending of. Read Entire Article

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Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia

The Verge

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. There isn’t any indication as to whether other internet backbone providers will also suspend services in Russia.

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