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good: So, our emails don’t just fly through the air? sunfoundation: Interactive map of the internet’s underwater paths Ever wondered how your email can cross the vastness of the ocean and be delivered almost instantly, anywhere in the world? It’s all down to a network of fibre-optic cables that link up the continents and transmit…
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digitalbryan: supersonicelectronic: More work by Ken Wong. Video game art always makes me smile
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Emma G: Net Art and Design
Emma G: Net Art and Design emmagarrison: I spend a lot of my time in the internet (how ironic for a net art and design post) and a lot of my time spend on the internet is designated to listening to music i find on what is characterized in the EDM (electronic dance music) realm…
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(via Music from a Dry Cleaner) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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The World’s Average Download Speed is 580KBps
The World’s Average Download Speed is 580KBps This statistic, while I’m sure it’s a bit skewed, is still pretty eye-opening. Check the full image (it’s huge) for more interesting information about fastest/slowest countries, etc.
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How 3D should be used. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
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Squid extract bridges human / machine divide, cyborgs to become very real — Engadget
Squid extract bridges human / machine divide, cyborgs to become very real — Engadget Pretty interesting technology and it could lead to more advanced interfaces for the disabled.
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Gamers discover protein structure that could help in war on HIV
Gamers discover protein structure that could help in war on HIV This is a bit old but when I read this it blew my mind. Think about all the other things you could fix with a similar concept. Next up, the US economy?
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Why Being Irrational Is Important
Why Being Irrational Is Important on passion, and failure as a path to learning and success. Via Imp Kerr
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A second reason for the slow response is that, unlike other industries, such as music and publishing, the art world wasn’t forced to react to cultural shifts wrought by the Internet because its economic model wasn’t devastated by them. The quality of Christian Marclay’s The Clock (2010), for instance, isn’t dependent on YouTube votes or…