Slashdot Mirror
Charting Virtual Worlds
Myrioandme writes "Since the inception of the Internet, cybergeographers have been trying to draw maps of cyberspace. The results have been mixed, but a new book brings together some of the most interesting -- and breathtaking -- maps of virtual worlds. Wired is carrying the full story."
I suppose a geographer could look at the slashdot effect as equivelant to a 'random natural disaster' when mapping out the web.
GoatPigSheep, the 3 most important food groups
"And, if it is, what would such a network be thinking about?"
Sex. Just like everybody else. Especially on the internet.
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Internet Outback Safari. I'm your tour guide, Aligator Hunter and of course you all know my nephew, Crocadile Hunter.
On you left is a dot.com tech company. While once they roamed this jungle, they now are on the brink of extinction. Similar to the dodo bird, they animals were born with no sense of self-preservation.
You'll see up ahead the mating ritual of several humans. This is what's known as a porn site. Crikey! Would you look at that! That's the biggest mating orgy I've seen! Oiy!
Moving on, we see slashdot.org. Folks, I would like to take this moment to remind you all to keep your hands inside the vehicle and by all means, Don't Feed the Trolls! If my nephew C. Hunter were here, he'd get one in a headlock so you fine folks could get a closer view.
This concludes our first leg of the trip. Up ahead you'll see a tourist stand with OFF flame spray (tm) which is quite useful to repell flaming trolls. Also, dont forget to pick up a colorful map of the Internet Outback. We meet back in 30 minutes. Have fun.
Has anyone else noticed that in this photo from the wired article there appears to be more web traffic at the north pole than in all of europe?
Maybe it's Santa's database tracking the naughty/nice data on all the children. It's a pretty serious privacy violation to collect personal information from children under 13 without a parent's consent.
"I'm sorry Tommy, Santa's not bringing you any presents this year. He's in jail."
- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.