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03
Mar 2009
21:40
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Tech
:
This Web browser predates Mosaic. It coulda been The One.
Meet Erwise, a browser created by Finns who don’t know how to strike while the iron is hot.
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Posted by Ernie Smith •
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1991
early
erwise
finnish
html
internet
mosaic
online
primitive
web browser
25
Feb 2009
11:00
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Tech
:
The Internet in 1996 vs. 2008: My, how times have changed.
30 minutes
Amount of time
people with Internet access spent online in 1996. (We were playing Quake, ourselves.)
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Posted by Ernie Smith •
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1996
access
internet
online
surfing
time
today
usage
web
24
Feb 2009
10:23
tags
Tech
:
Hey look, a new Apple Safari!
Safari turns the big 4.0 today. Celebrate by loading up Software Update.
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Posted by Ernie Smith •
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4.0
apple
download
internet
mac
pc
safari
web browser
webkit
15
Feb 2009
09:09
tags
Offbeat
,
U.S.
:
Utah got bilked by a Nigerian scam. Wait, what?
$
2.5
million
was stolen from the Utah treasury. Oof.
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Posted by Ernie Smith •
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crazy
internet
nigeria
scam
spam
stealing
thiefs
19
Jan 2009
02:15
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Culture
,
Offbeat
:
Nothing is original, and we stole this too.
We admit, this screams “mission statement” for us at ShortFormBlog. And the Web in general.
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Posted by Ernie Smith •
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design
internet
jim jarmusch
meme
nothing is original
quote
visual
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