The Ancient Internet (Mozilla Age)

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

While this article on e-archeology is what it is, I do attribute my packrattedness on the computer to this notion that, one day, the rudimentary ramblings of a 20-something web junkie will contain some worthwhile information.
I’m in the process of pruning the physical objects in my house for a garage sale, and I’m finding [...]

by Kevin Makice

A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.

While this article on e-archeology is what it is, I do attribute my packrattedness on the computer to this notion that, one day, the rudimentary ramblings of a 20-something web junkie will contain some worthwhile information.

I’m in the process of pruning the physical objects in my house for a garage sale, and I’m finding it easier than expected to part with a bunch of this stuff. I’ve got my ‘96 email archives on a Syquest disk somewhere (lot of good that does me, but it does exist). I wonder if its value will gain for me over the years, or if it will just be gone when I decide to throw away my last 400K floppy.

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