A little bit of context : We all know the internet as an intangible entity, a digitized world on its own. However, the internet has a...
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What does “the web” look like ? 1/3
A little bit of context : We all know the internet as an intangible entity, a digitized world on its own. However, the internet has a...
Continue reading...Death Stranding: Why We Connect?
Death Stranding is an open-world walking simulator with action elements, released in November 2019 by the Kojima Productions of the legendary game producer Hideo Kojima. The...
Continue reading...Me and Mei – Is There a Difference Between Myself and My Internet Persona?
“Toad Worship” – Young Chinese people try to deconstruct authority
The term “Toad worship” refers to the “worship” of Jiang Zemin, China’s top leader from 1989-2002. “Toad” is the nickname given to Jiang by Chinese netizens...
Continue reading...Meta and Metaverse
A brief introduction on the company’s vision. Here are some sites that I used in this video: Meta: https://about.facebook.com/meta/ Oculus Quest: https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/ Oculus Experiences: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/ NBC...
Continue reading...Squid Game, Netflix, and the Costs of the Internet
A couple of weeks ago, my friend told me about the new TV series called Squid Game that came out on Netflix. Since I was looking...
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Digital Discussions Episode 5
Episode 5: The Language of the Internet This the fith episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities,...
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Thoughts on Mental Health on the WWW
An estimated 1.1 billion people are affected by mental or substance use disorders worldwide. A critical aspect of these disorders is that the majority have their...
Continue reading...Memes and why I think they work
Memes are a typical feature of the internet. They show that humor becomes very ironical when it’s formed by billions of people at the same time....
Continue reading...The Magical School Bus of the Internet
As a late-nineties baby, I derive this laughable sense of comfort from distinctly remembering a time before the internet was a household necessity. Somehow I am...
Continue reading...A human rights issue
I spent a good part of my weekend procrastinating on the Internet trying to come up with something to write for this week’s blog post. I...
Continue reading...Remembrance
As a child, we’ve all looked up at the night sky, trying to count the stars. But even that tiny piece of sky was so filled...
Continue reading...A last-minute, train-of-thought stare off with a fun-house mirror
Dice and Daggers
“A sleek, humanoid shape dressed in misty blue robes leaps out at you, daggers drawn. As you pull out your weapons, you hear arrows thud into...
Continue reading...Solid: The New Web?
There’s a new kid on the block and it’s not just any kid. A few day ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee, one of the co-founders* and also...
Continue reading...Oppan Gangnam Style
It’s the summer of 2012. While all the other teens are outside playing at the pool I’m scrolling through the latest news, but not just any...
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