That was a lot of fun! Here’s my presentation to the Free Software Foundation at this year’s LibrePlanet conference. The audio, it seems, was being picked up by the wrong microphone, so I’ve plans to re-work and expand the topic in a series of videos, having benefited from a lot of helpful feedback and criticism. So keep your eye on this space, follow me on Twitter or YouTube, and buckle up for a content-ful 2022! 😀…
Year: 2022 (Page 2 of 2)
A4:20 Eastern (😏) I’ll be giving a talk about media ecology and McLuhan to the great group of folks at Libreplanet 2022, the annual convention organized by the Free Software Foundation! You can find my talk streaming in the Neptune Room (the third video tab). Come check it out!
Viewers interested in learning more about Media Ecology can visit:
The McLuhan Institute (run by Andrew McLuhan): https://themcluhaninstitute.com/
New Explorations Journal (academic journal): https://newexplorations.net/
The Media Ecology Association (annual conventions): https://www.media-ecology.org/
The McLuhan Foundation (educational resources): https://mcluhanfoundation.org/
Conversely, read more about free software at https://fsf.org!
In my talk, I am suggesting Free Software users and Media Ecologists alike delve into the rich past of computing, and uncover the “anonymous history” of our digital world. Here are three highly-recommended books, each available free online courtesy of their authors:
Those unfamiliar with …
I’ve been thinking a lot about how much Apple and Microsoft have sucked up all the air in the room regarding the history of microcomputers. Docudramas, biographies, and news stories exalt the dominance of the two major corporations creating our PC environments.
What culture needs is the larger picture, the fuller story of the way these machines entered into our world. I remembered a series of articles I had read over a decade ago regarding the history of Amiga Computers. Just like the mythos around Woz and Jobs in the garage, wiring up the first Apple machines, the story of the Amiga is charged with wonder and marvels.
I rediscovered those articles today, and discovered that the series has tripled in length since I first read them. Since they’re spread throughout the site, I’ve compiled the “chapters”, as it were, …