I'm thrilled to be traveling to CERN to be part of the #web30 celebrations! It's been *just* 30 years. (The events will be livestreamed). Also, did I mention visiting CERN? Lots of opportunities for me to tour tunnels and fangirl.
https://web30.web.cern.ch/ #web30
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Also, thank you scheduling deities for making the 30th anniversary of the www both the spring break for UNC *and* the week for the international human rights festival in Geneva. Now if someone can turn that rain forecast to either sun OR snow, we're, like, perfect.
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Unlike young'uns, I grew up information deprived——no internet, limited TV/radio and I didn't speak English so limited books. I was among the earliest web users in Turkey and it was magic. But can't just be nostalgic. Everything good needs to be defended and reinvented everyday.
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Anyway, couple of years ago, I wrote my joy at being able to get on the internet for the first time for the
@newyorker. I swear, I used to ran out of things to read. So hard to imagine now! https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/innovation-dial-up-on-the-bosphorus …pic.twitter.com/MlyD8lBXat
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CERN tour for the win. Antimatter experiments. Sooo coool.pic.twitter.com/TIKNxRGWmV
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Replying to @zeynep
This is the sort of thing that Neal Stephenson dubbed “hacker tourism”. I’m envious!
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