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The Invisible Seafaring Industry That Keeps the Internet Afloat
The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
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In his 2014 essay, “Rethinking Repair,” professor of information science Steven Jackson argued that contemporary thinking about technology romanticizes moments of invention over the ongoing work of maintenance, though it is equally important to the deployment of functional technology in the world
Josh Dzieza • The Invisible Seafaring Industry That Keeps the Internet Afloat
The noble but undervalued craft of maintenance could help preserve modernity’s finest achievements, from public transit systems to power grids, and serve as a useful framework for addressing climate change
Alex Vuocolo • The Disappearing Art of Maintenance
You might well ask yourself the same question before diving into an article as long as this one. The answer is that we all depend heavily on wires, but we hardly ever think about them. Before learning about FLAG, I knew that data packets could get from America to Asia or the Middle East, but I had no idea how. I knew that it had something to do wit... See more