formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Slowly but surely, huge swaths of the internet are vanishing. But the artefacts of the early web are still out there, and they have lessons for the future. Source: My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet
One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work.KNP – a Northamptonshire transport company – is just one of tens of thousands of … Continued
Celebrities and influencers have been shocked to learn a controversial gossip website accused of allowing stalking, harassment, doxing and “relentless trolling” towards them was being run by a 41-year-old vegan influencer called Sebastian Bond. Source: Tattle Life: Celebs say gossip … Continued
Google says a new AI tool on its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: the current chapter of online history is careening towards its end. Welcome to the “machine web”. … Continued
“We have marched the ways from China all the way to the UK and have mercilessly raped your company and encrypted all the servers,” the hackers wrote.”The dragon wants to speak to you so please head over to [our darknet … Continued
A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of frightened children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet’s most infamous video game ghost. Source: Ghost in the machine? How a ‘haunted’ N64 video game cartridge … Continued