About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Tag Archives: how it works
Welcome to the machine
This week in The Internet Course, we will be looking at how the internet works. Members of the class have started collecting and connecting readings on the topic, and we’ll be discussing them on Tuesday and Thursday. I’m going to … Continue reading
OSS
Open source software came up in the discussion of intellectual property and fair use in The Internet Course. I wasn’t really expecting it to come up at that point, but I was planning on bringing it into the discussion of … Continue reading
Down a gopher hole
I was curious about this Gopher thing. I had heard of it before, but I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone actually using it, even back in the day. Here’s an image I used to use with classes when talking … Continue reading