An ode and history of internet cafes
When the world's first internet cafe, Cafe Cyberia, first opened its doors in London's West End in September 1994, its founders could never have imagined what they'd unleashed.
Internet cafes — cheap, accessible venues where just about anyone could explore cyberspace in its infancy — spread slowly across the world at first, and then snowballed in popularity. In the spring of 1996, Sri Lanka got its first two internet cafes: the Cyber Cafe, and the Surf Board. A few months later, Kuwait's first internet cafe launched with 16 PCs. In 1999, a travel guide promised readers a list of 2,000 cafes in 113 countries.
Within a couple years, it was estimated that there were more than 100 internet cafes in Ghana alone. BusyInternet opened the largest internet cafe in Accra, boasting 100 screens. By 2002, there were more than 200,000 licensed internet cafes in China, and still more operating under the table.
The article goes on to discuss what role they played in various countries to the technology that led to their decline (3G and cheapening technology.) Most interesting to me though is the very personal look at specific cafes in countries like Nepal and Lagos.
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Airlines required to make bathrooms accessible on big jets
I am 6'5" and I am extremely shocked and excited at this news. It is likely TMI, but normal airplane lavatory dimensions make it quite difficult for me to properly use the facilities during flights. So, this will be a direct improvement for me and many others who have it even harder than I do.
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Hijack (2023) - 3.5/5 Stars
Idris Elba drama about an airplane hijacking. Overall an enjoyable watch if perhaps a bit predictable for me.
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Automated Archives for August, 3rd 2023
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Wallabag Additions
These are articles that which I saved today so that I may read them later. Substance and quality will vary drastically.
Chess For the Day
Record: 3-0-11
Net Elo Change: -44
Games Played
- Tihoma2021 - LOSS
- Rcosmeus - LOSS
- gewinnen-verlieren - WIN
- Capablancacom - LOSS
- yoonix - LOSS
- pesarehamsayeh - LOSS
- NaTheVice - WIN
- nagateja95 - LOSS
- archi209 - LOSS
- triple_tower - LOSS
- Berggeist - LOSS
- Crack_Spider - LOSS
- toolate_1 - LOSS
- levan015 - WIN
Blog Posts On This Day
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