the internet is not flat
ethan zuckerman
manchester, nh - october 21, 2008

undef $/;open(_,$0);/ \\dx([\\dA-F]*) while(<_>);@&=split(//,$1);@/=@&;
$\".=chr(hex(join(\"\",splice(@&,0,2))))while(@&); eval$”;
($C,$_,@\\)=(($a=$/[1]*4)*5+1, q| |x(0x20).q|\\||.chr(32)x(0x10).q$*$.
chr(0x20)x(0x10).(pack(\"CC\",124,10)), sub{s/.\\|(\\s*?)(\\S)./\\|$1 $2/},
sub{s/\\|(\\s*?).(\\S)/ \\|$1$2 /}, sub{$2.$1.$3},sub{$tt=(3*$tt+7)%$C},
sub{$1.$3.$2});
while ($_) {
select $/, undef, $/, $C/1E3;
(sysread(STDIN, $k, 1),s/(.)(\\*)(.)/(&{$\\[(ord($k)-44&2)+2]})/e)
if (select($a=chr(1),$/,$/,0));
print 0x75736520504F5349583B2024743D6E657720504F5349583A3A5465726D696F73
3B24742D3E676574617474722828303D3E2A5F3D5C2423292F32293B2024742D3E
365746C666C61672824742D3E6765746C666C6167267E284543484F7C4543484F4
7C4943414E4F4E29293B2024742D3E7365746363285654494D452C31293B24742D
E7365746174747228302C544353414E4F57293B24643D224352415348215C6E223B0A;
($p?(/.{70}\\|$/):(/^\\|/))||(&{$\\[3]}<$/[0])?($p=!$p):&{$\\[$p]}||die(\"$d\");
(&{$\\[3]}<$/[1])&&(s/ \\|$/\\|/);
(/\\|.*\\*.*\\|$/)||die(\"$d\");
}
A fundamental misunderstanding

geeks and
librarians
are both
obsessed with
information
photo by striatic

connecting across cultures

connecting across cultures
cultural bridges

connecting across cultures
cultural bridges
1980’s arena rock

photo by illryion

photo by lcars

I said, “Look sir, there isn’t a person in this
Embassy who would believe that story– going
to try out for Journey!– not a soul would believe
that. Except for me. I saw you sing last Friday
and I couldn’t shut up about how your vocals
were perfect Steve Perry.
So I tell you what. I’m giving you that visa.You’re
going to try out. And you’re going to make it….”

why is is this such a surprise
why this a surprising story?

the connected world

photo by Paul Keller

despite the infrastructure of connection
we often connect badly
or fail to connect
photo by xeni

Mike Berry, aka
Shiver Metimbers

My dear friend -
I know this correspondence will come as some
surprise. I beg your indulgence as circumstances force
me to contact you in such unusual circumstances. For
you see, I am being held prisoner by the brutal
Spanish King. Were you to assist me in attaining my
freedom, I would amply reward you, not only in gold
and land, but with the hand of my eldest daughter in
marriage. You need only remit sufficient funds so I may
bribe the guards, and our joint success is assured.

“I Go Chop Your Dollar”
Nkem Owoh, aka Osuofia

Mode9 - “419 State of Mind, part 2”

disconnect

photo by Sebastià Giralt

photo by Dr. Zaro

photo by inju

stories on Google News, September 8, 2008

Cartogram by Alisa Miller, showing attention in television news, February 2007

most emailed most blogged

Reddit users:
92% male
70% US-based
68% student or
IT industry
43% Democrat
29% Libertarian
6% Republican

homophily
photo by Cobalt123

professional collaborative personal

homophily
can make
you stupid
photo by James@NZ

paper edition - 25 links, 200+ words
online edition - 300 links, 20 words

photo by Joshua Targownik photo by chotda

photo by David Weinberger
persuasive
technology

serendipity photo by massdistraction

Given all the voices
to listen to
mosaic by stabillo boss

why connect?

photo by atomicshark photo from China Digital Times

photo by Luke Robinson

photo by respres

Economic opportunity
Security
Humanitarian obligation

fascination

filtering
translation
context

montage by keso

- he xie - “Harmonize” - sange daibio - “3 Represents”
- he xie - “River Crab” - dai sange bio - “Wears 3 watches”

photo by redredpei

bridge bloggers

photo by docman

Nutritional Information
Contents: Sports (55%), Gossip
(20%), Local News (15%), Editorial
(5%), Iraq (4%), other international
news (1%).
Warning: this product contains less
than the USDA recommendations
for international news. Prolonged
use may lead to political ignorance
and apathy.

build bridges

engineer serendipity
photo by subpop77

resist homophily
photo by FortPhoto

be a xenophile
photo by david sasaki

don’t stop believing

thank you.
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