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<p>&quot;Interaction on the Web is a little like a mirror, like communicating with a manifestation of yourself. Because it is so chaotic, so decentralised, I find that using the Web becomes like communicating with a hardware version of me. It’s not exactly a doppelgänger, but an alternative version of myself.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1999/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cybercultural.com/p/internet-1999/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybercultural.com/p/internet-1</span><span class="invisible">999/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/theweb/" rel="tag">#TheWeb</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/cyberculture/" rel="tag">#cyberculture</a></p>

<p>We’re so sorry to hear that Guppe Groups have shut down.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span>/115164286964463451</p><p>Guppe was a really big influence on us when we first joined the Fediverse and served communities across the Fediverse.</p><p>Fortunately, conversations and communities can continue! Here are 3 ways how:</p><p>1/3 Keep the conversation going by hopping over to Newsmast Channels:</p><p>Bookstodon 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p><p>Histodons 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@history" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>history</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p><p>Academic Chatter 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@academia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academia</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a></p><p>Photography 👉 Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> &amp; use <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>

<p>Hello Fedi! We are the still-in-progress Twin Cities Radical Community Archive. This project aims to collect, preserve, and increase access to left-wing, working-class activism in the Twin Cities metro, both historically and currently.</p><p><a href="/tags/glam/" rel="tag">#GLAM</a> <a href="/tags/imls/" rel="tag">#IMLS</a> <a href="/tags/galleries/" rel="tag">#Galleries</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#Libraries</a> <a href="/tags/archives/" rel="tag">#Archives</a> <a href="/tags/museums/" rel="tag">#Museums</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/msp/" rel="tag">#MSP</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/stpaul/" rel="tag">#StPaul</a> <a href="/tags/twincities/" rel="tag">#TwinCities</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#Antifa</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#Activism</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a></p>

<p>&quot;Reducing typing&quot; seems to be an important value for some software developers. Is there some material origin to this? I.e. was too much typing ever a problem itself? <br>(Triggered by an add for an LLM that announced that programmers need to type less code, but the idea is not new)</p><p><a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/efficiency/" rel="tag">#efficiency</a></p>

<p>We currently offer over 28 vintage systems for free remote guest access featuring historic operating systems, programming languages and games. BOOTSTRAP members may request personal accounts on these machines. Thank you for supporting our efforts at <a href="https://icm.museum" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>icm.museum</a></p><p><a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

<p>&quot;The internet emoticon truly traces its lineage directly to Fahlman, who says he came up with the idea after reading &quot;lengthy diatribes&quot; from people on the message board who failed to get the joke or the sarcasm in a particular post -- which is probably what &quot;given current trends&quot; refers to in his own, now-famous missive.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahlman-proposes-emoticons/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahlman-proposes-emoticons/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahl</span><span class="invisible">man-proposes-emoticons/</span></a></p><p>Archived link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250223224043/https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahlman-proposes-emoticons/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="web.archive.org/web/20250223224043/https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahlman-proposes-emoticons/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2025022322</span><span class="invisible">4043/https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0919fahlman-proposes-emoticons/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/internethistory/" rel="tag">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="/tags/emoticons/" rel="tag">#emoticons</a> <a href="/tags/emoji/" rel="tag">#emoji</a> <a href="/tags/smiley/" rel="tag">#smiley</a></p>

<p>How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.<br>—</p><p>Our reporters mined a trove of data that revealed detailed demographic information about private schools. That helped us find illuminating stories about how those schools divide communities.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-demographic-data-private-schools?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-demographic-data-private-schools?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/seg</span><span class="invisible">regation-academies-demographic-data-private-schools?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/segregation/" rel="tag">#Segregation</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>&quot;Ceefax was the world&#x27;s first teletext service, going live on 23 September 1974. In a pre-internet world, the revolutionary system allowed people to check the latest BBC news and sport updates at the touch of a few buttons.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr9</span><span class="invisible">1zo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/teletext/" rel="tag">#teletext</a> <a href="/tags/ceefax/" rel="tag">#ceefax</a></p>

<p>👣🦴 Scientists at White Sands National Park have found 23,000-year-old fossilized footprints that rewrite human <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> in the Americas, pushing back the timeline nearly 10,000 years.</p><p>👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/who-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thekidshouldseethis.com/post/who-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thekidshouldseethis.com/post/w</span><span class="invisible">ho-left-these-23000-year-old-footprints-in-new-mexicos-white-sands?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=new_content&amp;utm_content=white_sands_footprints</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/fossils/" rel="tag">#fossils</a> <a href="/tags/paleoanthropology/" rel="tag">#paleoanthropology</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#newmexico</a> <a href="/tags/pleistocene/" rel="tag">#pleistocene</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>and here is that video of the talk. <br>The Glenkens is the wide valley of the Ken river and Loch on the eastern end of <a href="/tags/galloway/" rel="tag">#Galloway</a>. flanked by the Rhins of Kells on the west, with the Southern Upland Way going through it Travelling from north to south, we will take you on three walks that give both a flavour of the beautiful landscape of the glen, but also a flavour of the history and folklore of this corner of <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> .</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#walking</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/talk/" rel="tag">#talk</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

<p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpoYckC42rBoVTd1d1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpoYckC42rBoVTd1d1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpo</span><span class="invisible">YckC42rBoVTd1d1</span></a> <a href="/tags/archive/" rel="tag">#archive</a></p><p><a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> </p><p>Depressing actual <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> specific <a href="/tags/nz/" rel="tag">#nz</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#llm</a> eg (source invidious link as response)</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.linkerror.com/@jns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jns</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/gopher/" rel="tag">#gopher</a> gopher://gopher.linkerror.com<br>- gopher://perma.computer<br>- <a href="/tags/warez/" rel="tag">#warez</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a><br>- <a href="/tags/eternalgameengine/" rel="tag">#EternalGameEngine</a><br>- <a href="/tags/unix_surrealism/" rel="tag">#unix_surrealism</a></p><p><a href="/tags/lisp/" rel="tag">#lisp</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ieji.de/@vnikolov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vnikolov</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/commonlisp/" rel="tag">#commonLisp</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/declares/" rel="tag">#declares</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dougmerritt</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ksaj" rel="nofollow">@ksaj</a> <a href="/tags/automata/" rel="tag">#automata</a>, in <a href="https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/115245557313951212" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/115245557313951212"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/11524</span><span class="invisible">5557313951212</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lambda.moo.mud.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lambda.moo.mud.org/</a></p>

<p>On the third day of <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> my true love gave to me... an essay commemorating the Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. Hopefully something as good as three french hens (or three dried squid, if you&#x27;re local kine). </p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-john-the-evangelist" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-john-the-evangelist"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-sai</span><span class="invisible">nt-john-the-evangelist</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>On the fourth day of Christmas we get... a pretty horrible story, actually. But, good news, it&#x27;s probably fictional. Bad news, it&#x27;s a fictional story meant to capture the all-too-real horrors of much of our world.</p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-the-holy-innocents" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-the-holy-innocents"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-the</span><span class="invisible">-holy-innocents</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> <a href="/tags/christianity/" rel="tag">#Christianity</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#Ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/episcopal/" rel="tag">#Episcopal</a></p>

<p>Hey all!<br>Just a small reminder: name change to reflect a slight shift in content. For sure, still plenty of <a href="/tags/optoutside/" rel="tag">#OptOutside</a>, <a href="/tags/running/" rel="tag">#running</a>, <a href="/tags/photosafari/" rel="tag">#PhotoSafari</a>, <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a>.</p><p>Now with more <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#VideoGames</a> and entertainment biz. <br>Plus, <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> (<a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>, <a href="/tags/martialarts/" rel="tag">#martialarts</a>, especially <a href="/tags/hunggar/" rel="tag">#HungGar</a> 洪拳)</p>

<p>On the fifth day of <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> my true love gave to me... the commemoration of a man who should probably be the patron saint of England: Saint Thomas of Canterbury.</p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-thomas-of-canterbury" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-saint-thomas-of-canterbury"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-sai</span><span class="invisible">nt-thomas-of-canterbury</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/england/" rel="tag">#England</a> <a href="/tags/episcopal/" rel="tag">#Episcopal</a> <a href="/tags/anglican/" rel="tag">#Anglican</a> <a href="/tags/christian/" rel="tag">#Christian</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright&#x27;s Home &amp; School) near Spring Green in southwest <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> </p><p>Again picking away at my archive. Combining photos from two visits in 2012 &amp; 2023.</p><p>Wonderful place to visit BTW! More to come...</p><p><a href="https://richard.mdpaths.com/history/taliesin/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="richard.mdpaths.com/history/taliesin/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">richard.mdpaths.com/history/ta</span><span class="invisible">liesin/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#Architecture</a> <a href="/tags/taliesin/" rel="tag">#Taliesin</a> <a href="/tags/franklloydwright/" rel="tag">#FrankLloydWright</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a></p>

<p>After the events of Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users during the riot at the Capitol.</p><p>Then we created an interactive database that lets you sort through the footage.</p><p>See the full collection here: <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/parler</span><span class="invisible">-capitol-videos/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/insurrection/" rel="tag">#Insurrection</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/archive/" rel="tag">#Archive</a></p>

<p>More buttons</p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/caregiving/" rel="tag">#Caregiving</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>

<p>Smurfs Log: Buttons</p><p>* Part of the &quot;Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom&#x27;s House)&quot; series</p><p>Mom moved out of her house about four months ago. I have been spending a few hours every week organising things. Today I began the final leg of this journey: sorting her sewing room.</p><p>Throughout her life, she collected thousands of buttons of all shapes and colours. I&#x27;m finding it very difficult to decide what to do with this treasure trove…</p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/caregiving/" rel="tag">#Caregiving</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>

<p>&quot;Trump&#x27;s airbrushed version of Jan 6 distorts history. See the evidence for yourself. &quot;</p><p>NPR does a great job sharing details -</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-102891/jan-6-archive" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-102891/jan-6-archive"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-10</span><span class="invisible">2891/jan-6-archive</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#jan6</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/liberty/" rel="tag">#liberty</a> <a href="/tags/washingtondc/" rel="tag">#washingtondc</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/ruleoflaw/" rel="tag">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>

<p>An early alpha version of the design for ‘Frogger’, the popular video game from the 1980’s has been traced back to the 12th century:</p><p>Bibliothèques d’Amiens Métropole, Ms. 108, f. 042v</p><p><a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/manuscripts/" rel="tag">#manuscripts</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a>: can&#x27;t resist a classic simone stink eye &amp;, as i draw her every year on the anniversary of her birth, here&#x27;s my tribute to her &#x27;take no shit&#x27; glance. <br>most commonly associated with her seminal feminist oeuvre, &#x27;the second sex&#x27;, simone&#x27;s philosophy was - true to its existential roots - humanist&#x27;; but it can be extended to all members of society, both human &amp; non-human. in her words:  &#x27;one&#x27;s life has value so long as one attributes value to the lives of others.&#x27; <br><a href="/tags/simonedebeauvoir/" rel="tag">#simoneDeBeauvoir</a></p>

<p>Doftana Prison, Romania. This vast fortress-like penitentiary has housed inmates during some of the most turbulent periods in Romania’s history. Today, it stands derelict and collapsing, a haunting reminder of the terrible conditions offenders were once incarcerated in. </p><p>More history and photos from my visit - <a href="https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.obsidianurbexphotography.c</span><span class="invisible">om/military/doftana-prison-romania/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/romania/" rel="tag">#Romania</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/ruins/" rel="tag">#Ruins</a> <a href="/tags/phorography/" rel="tag">#Phorography</a> <a href="/tags/doftana/" rel="tag">#Doftana</a> <a href="/tags/urbanexploration/" rel="tag">#UrbanExploration</a> <a href="/tags/urbex/" rel="tag">#Urbex</a> <a href="/tags/explore/" rel="tag">#Explore</a> <a href="/tags/dark/" rel="tag">#Dark</a> <a href="/tags/darktourism/" rel="tag">#DarkTourism</a> <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#Prison</a> <a href="/tags/jail/" rel="tag">#Jail</a></p>

<p>When Paris was paved with wooden cobblestones.</p><p>Passage Saint‑Maur still has a few of those wooden blocks left, some of the last in the city.</p><p>In the 1800s Paris used wood because it made the streets quieter, and it was cheaper to replace.</p><p>But most were removed because they rotted or became slippery, which is why the surviving ones in Passage Saint‑Maur are so rare.</p><p>@xmuse_ <a href="/tags/globalmuseum/" rel="tag">#globalmuseum</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/paris/" rel="tag">#Paris</a></p>

<p>The Wayback Machine was launched 24 years ago!</p><p>&quot;The Wayback Machine has a pulse, rhythmic and steady as it loops endlessly through the spaces of the web.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/archiving-the-web/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thehistoryoftheweb.com/archiving-the-web/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehistoryoftheweb.com/archivi</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-web/</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_</span><span class="invisible">Machine</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/theweb/" rel="tag">#TheWeb</a> <a href="/tags/internetarchive/" rel="tag">#InternetArchive</a> <a href="/tags/waybackmachine/" rel="tag">#WaybackMachine</a></p>