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- 1Is the internet finally unusable? A case for faxes and landlines▼Is the internet finally unusable? Time to go back to faxes and landlines
A Guardian column argues the internet has become so cluttered with ads, bots and failing services that basic tasks are harder than before, prompting a tongue-in-cheek call to return to faxes and landlines. The piece contends society embraced online life so completely that it forgot how to do things in the real world, and readers are debating whether the web's usefulness has genuinely collapsed.
- 2Douglas Adams and Tom Baker's 1990 web tutorial resurfaces▼England, 1990. Douglas Adams and Tom Baker make a video teaching people how to use the hyperlinks on the world wide web,
A 1990 clip from England shows author Douglas Adams and former Doctor Who star Tom Baker presenting a film explaining hyperlinks and the idea of the world wide web, before URLs and HTML existed. The footage, hosted on an internet archive, is being shared as a charming piece of early internet history.
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Salon argues that fears of an internet 'dead' with no real users have missed the point: the internet is not dead but in worse condition than that. The piece contends the online world remains very much alive while deteriorating in quality, structure and usefulness. Commentary along these lines is circulating widely, reflecting growing unease about the state of the web.
- 4Podcast claims social network exposed users' legal names online●"On Friday October 9th, German journalist Gavin Karlmeier released the latest episode of his podcast “Haken dran” and sh
German journalist Gavin Karlmeier released a new episode of his podcast "Haken dran" on Friday, October 9th, carrying an exclusive scoop from an anonymous source. The report alleges that the social media company W Social is publishing users' legal names and other personal details openly on the world wide web. The claim has drawn attention online, with commenters awaiting confirmation and the company's response to the alleged data exposure.
- 5New York Comic Con coverage draws celebrity spotlight in Japan●https://www. wacoca.com/celebrity/27011/ 2026年10月10日-New York Comic Con(前編) | セレブリティーライフスタイル「OK!」マガジンの日本公式WEBマガジン「OK!JAP
New York Comic Con, covered in the first part of a feature dated October 10, is the subject of a celebrity lifestyle piece published by OK! Japan, the Japanese web edition of OK! Magazine. The article focuses on the celebrity presence at the convention, a major annual pop culture event in New York City that draws stars, fans and media from around the world.
- 6Too Many Programming Languages Already, Developers Argue●Let's be honest. There are already too many programming languages. If you want to build websites, you have JavaScript an
A widely shared argument among developers holds that the software world already has more programming languages than it needs. The case: JavaScript and TypeScript cover web development, Python dominates AI work, and Java or C# handle enterprise software. The discussion asks why new languages keep appearing and whether they solve real problems or just fragment the ecosystem further.