k, lets get real. Is the WWW really for computer nerds, a free roam range for
the socially inept and computer-coordinated? It seems like the internet is like
a big romper room for dorks. In the past, these unfortunates were relegated to
the chem lab, to managing the math team, and cleaning up after the pep rally.
Now adays, however, they have a new outlet. They have taken over cyberspace, and
a battle, the likes of which no one has ever seen, is brewing in the computer
labs and workstations around the country, yes, and even the world, for the
complete control of the bandwidths that make up the internet. You see, it is us
normals, we non-hacking, email using, not-UNIX knowing, non-CS denizens of
the web that are the last lines of defense against the growing tide of netizens
that plan to change the WWW into their own personal FTP site.
Many pages on the WWW deal with nothing but complete crap. They are simply
there to attest to the HTML ability of the maker, nothing more. Computer guys,
and I do mean guys, because on my forrays to the Internet it has become crystal
clear-- women do not abound in cyberspace, seem to have a penchant for utilizing
the WWW for evil purposes, like keeping track of every Online Mag, Ezine, and
each new shareware app for their Macs. This has got to cease! And it will,
thanks to the efforts of John Q. Netizen. Yes, it will be the simple folk that
lead them to salvation. . . every day folks like myself are going to help shape a
warm and fuzzy future for the Net, rescuing it from the evil, malign clutches of
the computer dorks.
It will be this new influx of users who will fuel the change of the WWW, more
than any corporate homepage or newsgroup ever could. With our new and novel, and
yes, sometimes stupid ideas we will, in effect bring about the renaissance of the
Internet.
The Web savvy will take on a new meaning. They will be those who helped to
restructure the Internet into a new being, a friendly, useful, and interesting
thing.
But that will come in time. The Internet isn't just for those pursuits, not by a
long stretch. Perusing the web this last weekend on my newly virally protected
computer running Netscape 2.0, and loving it, I came across a few sites that made
me a little gurgly inside. These sites are creative for the sake of fun, for the
sake of stupidity, and for the sake of no corporate sponsor.
- For a list of some good sites, check out my personal Links List, and for some more check
out the following cool sites:
- The Anti Blink
Page A more valient effort I cannot name, off the top of my head. These
folks are keen on eliminating the , and I am all for it.
- Find any University/College friend with this comprehesive list of
school phone/email/address servers. From Notre
Dame.
- Bjorn Chrisstensen has a list of philosophers that is quite comprehensive.
If you are interested in finding out biographical, bibliographical or other info
about your favorite thinker, this is the place: The
Philosopher's Guide.
- Hottest 100
Websites. Weekly updated.
- Spam Cam. This one is my
most favorite site of the semester. Of everything I have seen, this one takes
the cake. 'Nuff said.
- Interesting info on Cannabis.
- Frank Sikernitsky's Abacab
Server, made exclusively from discarded parts and garbage. See the server
made of trash, for under $7.00(US)!
- Word. Another great magazine on the
internet.
- Razorfish Really cool graphics and
production.
