The Internet from Rocks — A High Level Explanation of Computers and the Internet
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The Internet from Rocks — A High Level Explanation of Computers and the Internet
I believe the common prevailing metaphor—the internet as cloud—is problematic. The internet is not one all-encompassing, mysterious, and untouchable thing. (In early patent drawings depicting the internet, it appears as related shapes: a blob, brain, or explosion.) These metaphors obfuscate the reality that the internet is made up of individual nod... See more
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About this Class #
There are two meanings of internet:
When the average person says “internet” they usually refer to the second definition. This class, on the other hand, explores the first.
There are two meanings of internet:
- the infrastructure that connects computing devices,
- or the ecosystem of applications built on that infrastructure.
When the average person says “internet” they usually refer to the second definition. This class, on the other hand, explores the first.