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The Internet Was Better When It Was Terrible

The Internet Was Better When It Was Terrible“Was the internet really this bad?” I wondered to myself as I read the September 1995 issue of The Atlantic. I was reading the issue in digital form, displayed on Netscape Navigator 3 on a mid-’90s Macintosh. Or, at least, on a software version of the browser and Mac provided on the website OldWeb.Today. The site houses an emulator that connects to the Internet Archive’s record of websites, providing a full computing experience of the World Wide Web of three decades ago.That experience was the badness I was pondering. Not the magazine itself—which began publishing online with this issue, whose cover story asked “How Lincoln Might Have Dealt With Abortion”—but the way I was reading it. The article page looked awful: The nameplate was strangely positioned, and the text was hard to read. Resizing the browser window fixed the layout, but my eyes…


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What to Know About Donald Trump’s New $60 Bible

What to Know About Donald Trump’s New $60 BibleOne month after releasing a line of gilded high-tops for $399, Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday a new item: the Bible. “All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many,” the former president explained in a video promoting the country singer Lee Greenwood’s version of a Kim James translation, the “God Bless America Bible.” “It’s my favorite book,” Trump added. Throughout the rest of the clip, as if daring us into a collective disgust, Trump swerved through random opportunities to rail against bureaucrats and a country under threat—all while hawking a holy text. But his latest sales pitch also prompted some legitimate questions. Such as: What the hell is going on? And: Excuse me? Here, we try to answer some of the queries. So, that first question—what the hell—but more formally: What exactly is Trump promoting and how much will it cost…


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Central Asian migrants in Russia facing threats, detention in wake of concert attack

Central Asian migrants in Russia facing threats, detention in wake of concert attackAfter four nationals from Tajikistan were accused of terrorism in Friday’s deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall, Central Asian migrant communities in Russia fear raids and deportation, as well as threats and violence. ….. Read More.CBC News – General World News | World News & EventsThu, March 28, 202415 hours ago


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Thousands form a human chain in Tennessee

Thousands form a human chain in TennesseeActivists in the US state linked arms to honour the one-year anniversary of a school shooting. ….. Read More.BBC NEWS – United States & Canada | U.S. National NewsThu, March 28, 20246 hours ago


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Boston Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man for $4.6M

Boston Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man for $4.6MThe city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016. The mother of Terrence Coleman, 31, filed the federal lawsuit six years ago. … ….. Read More.INSURANCE JOURNAL – General | Consumers & ShoppingThu, March 28, 202411 hours ago


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