16 September 2002

Smileys and data preservation The "first smiley" debate (first ever smiley found, discussion and refutation on metafilter, further discussion/new evidence etc) points us along to a good MIT article: Preserving digital data. More in due course on data preservation and data extinction. 6:39:55 PM     comments

Shiny balls of mud Tate magazine (Sept 02) has a William Gibson article on Tokyu Hands, the creative life store for fanatic collectors/DIYers. But even better, he talks about the latest (and therefore probably several-years-old, if we're hearing about it) schoolkid craze, hikaru dorodango: shiny balls of mud. 6:38:36 PM     comments