Microblog Memes

Yeah it's not about the Internet and virtual reality or fax machines etc, it was about overpopulation and ecological collapse among other things.

The song was inspired by a trip to an underground city in Sendai, Japan if you read Wikipedia. In the late 90s Japan was a gadget obsessed place with neon signs and screens packed into places like Sendai. Japan had industrialised rapidly over the 20th century and gave the impression of a thriving technology and manufacturing industry.

It was seen as a futuristic place by people from the rest of the world when they visited. Of course in reality Japan was in the first of its "lost decades" of stagnation that's run from the early 90s to now.

Reminds me of Serial Experiments Lain, an anime released in 1998 that talks about the power of social networks and how companies will compete to gain control of the internet. Some of the predictions are outstandingly good.

Looks like the The Expanse main character throwing a hat party inside the Rocinante.

Don't forget Radiohead releasing Planet Telex in 1995, then OK Computer in 1997.

Before the modern web, before Wikipedia, before pocket computers, Encarta was the shit!

Was born in 1996, please can someone tell me who's this? I'd like to listen to them. Thank you.

TIL "gaff" is UK slang for your house or home.

https://xkcd.com/1227/

We tried to cover it with my band, but it sounded really boring. Upon listening closely to it, I was surprised by how minimalist it actually is. I mean there's barely anything on the track! Some piano, some strings, and drum and bass of course.

It was a happy surprise to find that it's one of those songs that are carried by the pure energy of the vocalist, which makes it very tricky to cover unless you go a very lateral route and "re-genre" it.

I heard he wrote this song after visiting a fancy underground mall in Hong Kong/Japan and seeing how gnarly the tech was there at the time.

I'd been texting for a couple of years when this came out, and had just logged my first full year working as a web developer. The next 5 years or so felt amazing, hardware and software was improving so quickly on all fronts.

JK was inspired to write the song after he spent all night exploring a web ring - all of which were GeoCities sites with an “under construction” animated gif.

Banger music video

Then your mind will literally explode if you listen to "Computer Love" by Zapp & Roger, released in...... 1985!

I miss the old internet. Usenet was magic.

I remember the that summer. Always wanted a Jamiroqoi hat

I'm walking into spiderwebs, so leave a message and I'll call you back.

I mean, I guess yea? They was already putting out 2 albums of classic modern soul before traveling without moving and the world couldn’t be bothered…

It's all about the Pentiums baby.

People have always complained about how new tech warps people’s minds. Like back in the day there were people saying the same thing about books when the printing press was invented

I don't know that I've ever actually registered any of the lyrics within this song, save for "vurchahwuhh insayynatyy!"

Went down a rabbit hole bc of this (thank you) and found out JK is a twinkess twin and so is Elvis