"In the mid-1960s, Robert Kahn began thinking about how computers with different operating systems could talk to each other across a network.
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It is for this work on packet communication technologies—as part of the project that became the ARPANET and in the foundations of the Internet—that Kahn is being awarded the 2024 IEEE Medal of Honor."
Despite what many people think, most of the world's internet traffic goes through undersea cables, not satellites. A little-known industry exists to lay new cables and, more importantly, fix existing cables when they break. This story introduces the people and the aging ships that keep the internet from collapsing.
"The reason websites continue to load, bank transfers go through, and civilization persists is because of the thousand or so people living aboard 20-some ships stationed around the world, who race to fix each cable as soon as it breaks."
Within the app I sent some feedback and questions regarding their beta app and received an e-mail back which didn’t apply and didn’t address my enquiry. So I responded only to receive a message back that e-mail responses aren’t allowed and to start a new request through the app. This despite that their actual e-mail says to respond to the e-mail. Argh 😠 #communications#Signal#apps
Communications Outage (forwarded from FEMA Region 5) from earlier today, on the ATT telecom outage (which appears to now be restored):
"According to open source reporting AT&T is experiencing network outages across the United States. Customers are not able to send or receive phone calls (including texts) on AT&T network devices and the outage are also affecting FirstNet (AT&T) which is a network for first responders. All affected areas are not yet known at this time...."
My last employer UVM is hiring a FT lecturer in communication design! I absolutely loved working for this university, the employer benefits matching and healthcare are excellent, and you can take courses for free :) Plus, Burlington #VT is the perfect mix of lil city surrounded by heavenly nature. Was really hard for me to leave here to go do my PhD, and I still visit often 🏞️ Worth checking out if you're looking to #GetFediHired in #design#communications#academia
:cc: #FOCI2024 Free and Open Communications on the Internet
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🗓️ February 19th 2024
🌿 FOCI gathers researchers and practitioners from technology, law, and policy who are working on means to study, detect, or circumvent practices that inhibit free and open communications on the Internet.
“He's younger, and way better looking than the president,” Scaramucci said. “And I know the (former) president very well, that superficial sort of stuff really bothers him, so he will be an antagonist to your leadership"
Want to work on a unique Scottish project that supports young people at risk of entering the justice system and those impacted by adverse childhood experiences and trauma?
My small team are recruiting for a comms role to support our work.
Home-based (or Edinburgh office as preferred). Contract through to March 2026. Deadline 31/01/24.
This looks interesting: Meshtastic is an open-source project for off-grid, decentralized, mesh networks built using low-power devices – https://meshtastic.org/docs/introduction
Calling all educators in journalism and media studies!
I'm a molecular biologist at #PennState. In the spring I am piloting a new general education course for non-science majors: "Science in Media."
The aim is to combine media literacy skills with hard science topics, through the lens of our shared experience consuming science media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I am looking for introductory texts on "media" writ large. What has worked for you?
I've found Campbell, Martin, & Fabos; Ott & Mack; Long & Wall; and Deuze. Which do you like? What have I missed?
Any other effective, insightful readings you can recommend?