a blog about computer history by Sinclair Target. It is intended primarily for computer people. addresses questions like Where did JSON come from? and Why are man pages still a thing?
Breaking Smart is a site devoted to in-depth explorations of the emerging digital economy, resulting patterns of societal transformation, and technological serendipity. Our goal is to produce a binge-worthy collection of essays on a single big theme, along with workshop material, approximately once a year. Season 1 is based on Marc Andreessen’s observation that “software is eating the world.”
The Ghost Map, : Everything Bad Is Good for You, Mind Wide Open : Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life, Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software, Interface Culture : How New Technology Transforms the Way We Create a