April 2002 Archives

Portal

Monday, April 15, 2002

Rob Swigart’s ‘Portal: A Dataspace Retrieval’, originally published as an ‘interactive novel’ back in ‘86, has been migrated to the web, complete with Commodore-era graphics.

I’m also fond of the (subsequent) hardback novelization. Not that the book or hyper-book are likely to be hailed as classics, but still: they imagine a networked world that, over time, seems increasingly familiar…

posted by Jason 4:56 PM

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January 27

Jason checked in @
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January 21

Angry, upset, and frightened by the Big Mac Snack Wrap. 2010-01-22T06:59:39Z 2010-01-22T06:59:39Z
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January 8

Am in the Tiki-Tiki-Tiki-Tiki Tiki room. 2010-01-08T22:14:30Z 2010-01-08T22:14:30Z

December 30

Jason checked in @
Luscious Dumplings 2009-12-30T21:47:26Z 2009-12-30T21:47:26Z

December 24

Mannheim Steamrollin'. Mannheim Steamrollin'. Mannheim Steamrollin'. 2009-12-24T20:24:14Z 2009-12-24T20:24:14Z

December 22

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Tapas & Wine Bar C 2009-12-23T06:11:02Z 2009-12-23T06:11:02Z
Back in Pasadena for a couple weeks. Mentally prioritizing and optimizing my must-visit restaurant list. (Burrito Express = already done.) 2009-12-22T21:17:09Z 2009-12-22T21:17:09Z

December 20

Jason posted The Higo Jason posted The Higo Jason posted The Higo 2009-12-20T23:06:19Z 2009-12-20T23:06:19Z
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December 13

Need a sniglet for this here feeling of trepidation/dread after wolfing down a post-midnight (Pike) street-vendor hotdog. "Nachtwurstangst"? 2009-12-13T08:40:46Z 2009-12-13T08:40:46Z

December 12

Kindle'd "And Another Thing...". So far, the reading experience has been like watching good movie with bad dubbing. 2009-12-12T16:46:40Z 2009-12-12T16:46:40Z