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	= From PLATO to OpenAI: ~~The Story of~~ Cyberspace =		= From PLATO to OpenAI: Developments in Cyberspace =

	== For starters ==		== For starters ==

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Conclusion - and a word of warning

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	== Conclusion - and a word of warning ==		== Conclusion - and a word of warning ==

	For us, the ~~last point~~ above ~~is perhaps the biggest~~ food for thought. In early days of computing there was a		For us, the points above should provide a lot of food for thought. In early days of computing there was a
	'priesthood' of knowledgeable users who were the only ones having access to the computers. Then, the PC with its ubiquity came nearer to ordinary people. Yet recently, the approach has regrettably shifted again - and one of the main reasons is money. Ignorant people are the best clients - so instead of teaching them how to take care of one's computer, it is much easier (and more profitable) to sell them the service. On the contrary, a knowledgeable user would become a conscious customer and could possibly opt for a competing offer instead.		'priesthood' of knowledgeable users who were the only ones having access to the computers. Then, the PC with its ubiquity came nearer to ordinary people. Yet recently, the approach has regrettably shifted again - and one of the main reasons is money. Ignorant people are the best clients - so instead of teaching them how to take care of one's computer, it is much easier (and more profitable) to sell them the service. On the contrary, a knowledgeable user would become a conscious customer and could possibly opt for a competing offer instead.

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	So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).		So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).


	== References ==		== References ==

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Mainstreaming

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	* there has been a shift towards greater device agnosticism, promoted by various things like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_your_own_device BYOD], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_web_design responsive web design] etc.		* there has been a shift towards greater device agnosticism, promoted by various things like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_your_own_device BYOD], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_web_design responsive web design] etc.
	* Internet has become a part of the battlefield - both for cyberwars between countries and national/international cybercrime. This has in turn led to the emergence of cybersecurity as a central discipline.		* Internet has become a part of the battlefield - both for cyberwars between countries and national/international cybercrime. This has in turn led to the emergence of cybersecurity as a central discipline.
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things Internet of Things] has enabled some new ideas, but has also introduced new risks. The same is quite obvious for AI (the panic over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT ChatGPT] is still around).
			* The COVID-19 pandemic had a small silver lining in forcing everyone to use new tools like Zoom, Teams and many others. Yet there were new disruptions as well (in many companies, the employees are still hesitant to physically return to office!).

	== Conclusion - and a word of warning ==		== Conclusion - and a word of warning ==

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	= From ~~ARPAnet~~ to ~~Facebook~~: The Story of Cyberspace =		= From PLATO to OpenAI: The Story of Cyberspace =

	== For starters ==		== For starters ==
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	Some other waypoints include		Some other waypoints include
			* 1903 - the first case of 'WiFi cracking' (sort of) with a good dose of trolling - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi Guglielmo Marconi] (widely considered the father of radio in Western countries) held a demonstration of his wireless system in London. He tried to sell his invention to British army and thus claimed it to be secure - he was to receive a message from Cornwall, 300 miles away. But the transmission was interrupted by "Rats! Rats!" followed by a nasty limerick verse. The culprit was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevil_Maskelyne_(magician) Nevil Maskelyne], a stage magician who was involved in a competing enterprise.
	* 1938 - the first 'media bubble' when New York aired one of the first audio plays, Herbert G. Wells' ''The War of the Worlds'', performed by the suggestive voice of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles Orson Welles]. The description of Martians invading New York was so vivid that the resulting panic was overwhelming and some people were narrowly kept away from killing themselves<ref>http://www.capitalcentury.com/1938.html</ref>. While commercial broadcasting was spreading rapidly in the U.S., there was but little regulation.		* 1938 - the first 'media bubble' when New York aired one of the first audio plays, Herbert G. Wells' ''The War of the Worlds'', performed by the suggestive voice of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles Orson Welles]. The description of Martians invading New York was so vivid that the resulting panic was overwhelming and some people were narrowly kept away from killing themselves<ref>http://www.capitalcentury.com/1938.html</ref>. While commercial broadcasting was spreading rapidly in the U.S., there was but little regulation.
	* 1945 - Vannevar Bush writes an article titled ''As We May Think'', suggesting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex Memex], a hypertext system using microfilm.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/</ref>		* 1945 - Vannevar Bush writes an article titled ''As We May Think'', suggesting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex Memex], a hypertext system using microfilm.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/</ref>

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	== For further reading ==		== For further reading ==
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	* TURNER, F. From Counterculture to Cybercultureː Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. The University of Chicago Press 2006.		* TURNER, F. From Counterculture to Cybercultureː Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. The University of Chicago Press 2006.
	* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/		* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/


	== Study & Write ==		== Study & Write ==

Kaido.kikkas: /* For further reading */

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For further reading

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	== For further reading ==		== For further reading ==

	* ~~Moschovitis~~ C. et al. History of the Internet		* DEAR, B. The Friendly Orange Glowː The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture. Pantheon Books 2017.
			* MOSCHOVITIS C. et al. History of the Internet: A Chronology, 1843 to the Present. ABC-CLIO 1999.
			* TURNER, F. From Counterculture to Cybercultureː Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. The University of Chicago Press 2006.
	* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/		* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/


	== Study & Write ==		== Study & Write ==

Kaido.kikkas at 18:08, 23 January 2021

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	So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).		So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).


	~~== Study & Write ==~~

	Pick two technologies/practices/phenomena from the earlier history of the Internet (before the Web, or pre-1991 period) - one which has become obsolete and been replaced by more modern things, and another which survives to this day. Describe them in a blog post.


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	* Moschovitis C. et al. History of the Internet		* Moschovitis C. et al. History of the Internet
	* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/		* https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/


			== Study & Write ==

			Pick two technologies/practices/phenomena from the earlier history of the Internet (before the Web, or pre-1991 period) - one which has become obsolete and been replaced by more modern things, and another which survives to this day. Describe them in a blog post.


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Kaido.kikkas at 17:59, 20 January 2021

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	== ~~For conclusion:~~ a word of warning ==		== Conclusion - and a word of warning ==

	For us, the last point above is perhaps the biggest food for thought. In early days of computing there was a		For us, the last point above is perhaps the biggest food for thought. In early days of computing there was a
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	So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).		So the next big challenge of the Cyberspace would probably be: how to turn the subjects into citizens (or would we end up in the Matrix...?).


			== Study & Write ==

			Pick two technologies/practices/phenomena from the earlier history of the Internet (before the Web, or pre-1991 period) - one which has become obsolete and been replaced by more modern things, and another which survives to this day. Describe them in a blog post.


	== References ==		== References ==