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Skyrien: /* My Background */

2015-07-23T00:49:32Z

My Background

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	= My Background =		= My Background =

	It was 1995 and I was 10, and via MSN, which back then was a decent dial-up internet service provider (and a PC-centric alternative to AOL, with more class than CompuServe). I had first gotten access to the internet and in South Korea, I became part of the 0.4% ~~and rapidly growing share~~ of the world ~~that was~~ connected to ~~each other via~~ the then-named "information superhighway". MSN was mostly ~~still~~ a ~~curated~~ published experience, and at that point, I was a budding PC gamer, and quickly connected with online communities for map making and save-game sharing. At the time, it was Doom, Sim City 2000, and later Warcraft II maps that I would share and publish. PC gamers were some of the first true devotees to internet culture, partly because of the nerd-level required to thoroughly maximize your gaming experience, but also because PC gaming generally is about tinkering and playing around in ways that encouraged experimentation and early adoption of technology.		It was 1995 and I was 10, and via MSN, which back then was a decent dial-up internet service provider (and a PC-centric alternative to AOL, with more class than CompuServe). I had first gotten access to the internet and while living in South Korea, I became part of the 0.4% of the world population for whom national barriers had little meaning. Being connected to the then-named "information superhighway" meant that I could access information from anywhere in the world, at a pace and depth that I wanted.

			Things were different then, MSN (like AOL) was mostly a top-down published experience, and I hadn't yet explored the world wide web. I actually remember once using the just launched Internet Explorer to see the "WWW" and being turned off by the bland pages and confusing navigation framework (there was none). I did however, find a good array of pages and sites on MSN devoted to interests of mine, and at that point, I was a budding PC gamer, and quickly connected with online communities for map making and save-game sharing. At the time, it was Doom, Sim City 2000, and later Warcraft II maps that I would share and publish. PC gamers were some of the first true devotees to internet culture, partly because of the nerd-level required to thoroughly maximize your gaming experience, but also because PC gaming generally is about tinkering and playing around in ways that encouraged experimentation and early adoption of technology.

	Go check out the Way Back Machine and the nostalgic days of the 90s internet returns to me. Looking at the early internet is like looking back into childhood, remembering the days of buzzing dial-up models with speeds measured in kbps; where a 25 MB patch would take all night to download. Those were the days.		Go check out the Way Back Machine and the nostalgic days of the 90s internet returns to me. Looking at the early internet is like looking back into childhood, remembering the days of buzzing dial-up models with speeds measured in kbps; where a 25 MB patch would take all night to download. Those were the days.

Skyrien: /* Individual impact */

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Individual impact

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	= Individual impact =		= Individual impact =
	The impact of the internet on my life is immense. It's like asking the impact of electricity. I'd even argue that I'd rather do without electricity than without the internet. By lowering the cost of communication, and unleashing the individual voice is unparalleled in all human history.		The impact of the internet on my life is immense. It's like asking the impact of electricity. I'd even argue that I'd rather do without electricity than without the internet. By lowering the cost of communication, and unleashing the individual voice, the internet's impact is a unparalleled in all human history, and is giving rise to a new revolution that's rapidly changing human society.


	= Social impact =		= Social impact =

Skyrien: /* Technical achievements */

2015-07-18T00:27:40Z

Technical achievements

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	[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]		[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]
			''http://xkcd.com/908/''

	''http://xkcd.com/908/''		''http://xkcd.com/908/''

Skyrien: /* Technical achievements */

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Technical achievements

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	= Technical achievements =		= Technical achievements =
	The successful scaling of the internet from tens of millions in the 90s to billions today, is an incredible achievement. This is even more so considering that instead of hypertext and simple GIFs, we're moving gigabytes a day. (I'm sure in a decade, this number will seem laughably small)		The successful scaling of the internet from tens of millions in the 90s to billions today, is an incredible achievement. This is even more so considering that instead of hypertext and simple GIFs, we're moving gigabytes a day. (I'm sure in a decade, this number will seem laughably small)


	[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]		[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]
			''http://xkcd.com/908/''

	= Internet culture =		= Internet culture =

Skyrien: /* Technical achievements */

2015-07-18T00:24:51Z

Technical achievements

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	The successful scaling of the internet from tens of millions in the 90s to billions today, is an incredible achievement. This is even more so considering that instead of hypertext and simple GIFs, we're moving gigabytes a day. (I'm sure in a decade, this number will seem laughably small)		The successful scaling of the internet from tens of millions in the 90s to billions today, is an incredible achievement. This is even more so considering that instead of hypertext and simple GIFs, we're moving gigabytes a day. (I'm sure in a decade, this number will seem laughably small)

	[[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]]		[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]


	= Internet culture =		= Internet culture =

Skyrien at 00:15, 18 July 2015

2015-07-18T00:15:05Z

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	Today, as we approach half the world's citizens connected to each other, it's clear that the late 20th and early 21st centuries are going to mark a new era in the history books, the first time when all of humanity was connected to each other--and thanks to large scale social networks like [http://www.facebook.com Facebook], [http://www.twitter.com Twitter], and other regional networks, we can actually find each other.		Today, as we approach half the world's citizens connected to each other, it's clear that the late 20th and early 21st centuries are going to mark a new era in the history books, the first time when all of humanity was connected to each other--and thanks to large scale social networks like [http://www.facebook.com Facebook], [http://www.twitter.com Twitter], and other regional networks, we can actually find each other.


	= Individual impact =		= Individual impact =
	The impact of the internet on my life is immense. It's like asking the impact of electricity. I'd even argue that I'd rather do without electricity than without the internet. By lowering the cost of communication, and unleashing the individual voice is unparalleled in all human history.		The impact of the internet on my life is immense. It's like asking the impact of electricity. I'd even argue that I'd rather do without electricity than without the internet. By lowering the cost of communication, and unleashing the individual voice is unparalleled in all human history.


	= Social impact =		= Social impact =
	I'd like to mention a word about internet culture, which can reasonably be seen as an extension of previously defined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberculture cyberculture]. I believe the internet has had a number of huge impacts on how we exist on this planet:		I'd like to mention a word about internet culture, which can reasonably be seen as an extension of previously defined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberculture cyberculture]. I believe the internet has had a number of huge impacts on how we exist on this planet:
	- Though language barriers exist, we can actually see "the other". That is, what had been a world filled by nationalistic, ethnocentric perspectives, well into the 20th century, we see, with rises in connectivity, greater degree of understanding, compassion, and recent geopolitical destabilizations aside, general reduction in interstate conflict. That national heads of state nations proclaiming their national will to the world on the same platform that Justin Bieber and Tila Tequila rant on is both, or for that matter, you or I, is quite amazing.		- Though language barriers exist, we can actually see "the other". That is, what had been a world filled by nationalistic, ethnocentric perspectives, well into the 20th century, we see, with rises in connectivity, greater degree of understanding, compassion, and recent geopolitical destabilizations aside, general reduction in interstate conflict. That national heads of state nations proclaiming their national will to the world on the same platform that Justin Bieber and Tila Tequila rant on is both, or for that matter, you or I, is quite amazing.


	= Technical achievements =		= Technical achievements =
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	[[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]]		[[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]]


	= Internet culture =		= Internet culture =
	Thank you, Internet.		Thank you, Internet.

Skyrien at 00:12, 18 July 2015

2015-07-18T00:12:14Z

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	Ah, the internet. At the ~~dawn~~ of the internet ~~era it was clear that something magnificent was here with~~ the ~~potential~~ to ~~change~~ the world, ~~but it wasn't clear~~ to ~~what sector~~, or to ~~what people~~. ~~Today~~, it'~~s become abundantly clear~~, ~~that it's everyone and every thing~~.		Today, as we approach half the world's citizens connected to each other, it's clear that the late 20th and early 21st centuries are going to mark a new era in the history books, the first time when all of humanity was connected to each other--and thanks to large scale social networks like [http://www.facebook.com Facebook], [http://www.twitter.com Twitter], and other regional networks, we can actually find each other.

			= Individual impact =
			The impact of the internet on my life is immense. It's like asking the impact of electricity. I'd even argue that I'd rather do without electricity than without the internet. By lowering the cost of communication, and unleashing the individual voice is unparalleled in all human history.

			= Social impact =
			I'd like to mention a word about internet culture, which can reasonably be seen as an extension of previously defined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberculture cyberculture]. I believe the internet has had a number of huge impacts on how we exist on this planet:
			- Though language barriers exist, we can actually see "the other". That is, what had been a world filled by nationalistic, ethnocentric perspectives, well into the 20th century, we see, with rises in connectivity, greater degree of understanding, compassion, and recent geopolitical destabilizations aside, general reduction in interstate conflict. That national heads of state nations proclaiming their national will to the world on the same platform that Justin Bieber and Tila Tequila rant on is both, or for that matter, you or I, is quite amazing.

			= Technical achievements =
			The successful scaling of the internet from tens of millions in the 90s to billions today, is an incredible achievement. This is even more so considering that instead of hypertext and simple GIFs, we're moving gigabytes a day. (I'm sure in a decade, this number will seem laughably small)

			[[File:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_cloud.png]]

			= Internet culture =
			Thank you, Internet.

	Today, the internet is becoming even more ubiquitous than electricity, when considering our plethora of mobile devices. Even in 2000, there were pundits who asked the serious question of if people would be comfortable making purchases, paying bills, handling their banking, via the internet.

	The remarkable scalability of the internet is also incredible to consider. That the system of pipes that went from delivering the static hypertext pages that the early-mid 90s to a few million people (which seemed huge at the time), to the globe-spanning, HD streaming, real-time videoing world of billions is incredible.

Skyrien at 16:34, 13 July 2015

2015-07-13T16:34:28Z

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	Ah, the internet. At the dawn of the internet era it was clear that something magnificent was here with the potential to change the world, but it wasn't clear to what sector, or to what people. Today, it's become abundantly clear, that ~~those who will be impacted in the long term are~~ everyone and every thing~~. The remarkable scalability of the internet is also incredible to consider~~.		Ah, the internet. At the dawn of the internet era it was clear that something magnificent was here with the potential to change the world, but it wasn't clear to what sector, or to what people. Today, it's become abundantly clear, that it's everyone and every thing.

	That the system of pipes that went from delivering the static hypertext pages that the early-mid 90s to a few million people (which seemed huge at the time), to the globe-spanning, HD streaming, real-time videoing world of billions is incredible.		Today, the internet is becoming even more ubiquitous than electricity, when considering our plethora of mobile devices. Even in 2000, there were pundits who asked the serious question of if people would be comfortable making purchases, paying bills, handling their banking, via the internet.

			The remarkable scalability of the internet is also incredible to consider. That the system of pipes that went from delivering the static hypertext pages that the early-mid 90s to a few million people (which seemed huge at the time), to the globe-spanning, HD streaming, real-time videoing world of billions is incredible.


	= My Background =		= My Background =

	It was 1995 and I was 10, and via MSN, which back then was a decent dial-up internet service provider (and a PC-centric alternative to AOL, with more class than CompuServe). I had first gotten access to the internet and in South Korea, I became part of the 0.4% and rapidly growing share of the world that was connected to each other via the then-named "information superhighway". MSN was mostly still a published experience.		It was 1995 and I was 10, and via MSN, which back then was a decent dial-up internet service provider (and a PC-centric alternative to AOL, with more class than CompuServe). I had first gotten access to the internet and in South Korea, I became part of the 0.4% and rapidly growing share of the world that was connected to each other via the then-named "information superhighway". MSN was mostly still a curated published experience, and at that point, I was a budding PC gamer, and quickly connected with online communities for map making and save-game sharing. At the time, it was Doom, Sim City 2000, and later Warcraft II maps that I would share and publish. PC gamers were some of the first true devotees to internet culture, partly because of the nerd-level required to thoroughly maximize your gaming experience, but also because PC gaming generally is about tinkering and playing around in ways that encouraged experimentation and early adoption of technology.

			Go check out the Way Back Machine and the nostalgic days of the 90s internet returns to me. Looking at the early internet is like looking back into childhood, remembering the days of buzzing dial-up models with speeds measured in kbps; where a 25 MB patch would take all night to download. Those were the days.

Skyrien: Skyrien moved page Internet to The Internet

2015-07-13T16:21:05Z

Skyrien moved page Internet to The Internet

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Ah, the internet. At the dawn of the internet era it was clear that something magnificent was here with the potential to change the world, but it wasn't clear to what sector, or to what people. Today, it's become abundantly clear, that those who will be impacted in the long term are everyone and every thing. The remarkable scalability of the internet is also incredible to consider.

That the system of pipes that went from delivering the static hypertext pages that the early-mid 90s to a few million people (which seemed huge at the time), to the globe-spanning, HD streaming, real-time videoing world of billions is incredible.

= My Background =

It was 1995 and I was 10, and via MSN, which back then was a decent dial-up internet service provider (and a PC-centric alternative to AOL, with more class than CompuServe). I had first gotten access to the internet and in South Korea, I became part of the 0.4% and rapidly growing share of the world that was connected to each other via the then-named "information superhighway". MSN was mostly still a published experience.