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WELCOME TO ANOTHER ISSUE OF THE·BY·PRODUCT. A WEEKLY RECAP OF WHAT IS GOING DOWN & WHAT IS COMING UP ON THE INTERNET. AND AS ALWAYS THE·BY·PRODUCT IS A PRODUCT OF PRODUCT INC. LET’S GO TO THE LINKS.
CATEGORY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The ghost of Internet Explorer will haunt the Web for years. Launched in 1995, IE came preinstalled on Windows computers for almost two decades, and like Windows XP, Internet Explorer became a mainstay—to the point that when it was time for users to upgrade and move on, they often didn’t. / Via Wired.
CATEGORY: FOOD
As a fairly decent home chef, ok well, more like home cook I pay close attention to detail with all my ingredients. One thing that I have always wondered and never Googled is “why do lemons have seeds, and limes do not.” If you have ever asked yourself similar questions the recent edition of Why Is This Interesting may interest you. / Via Why Is This Interesting
CATEGORY: NFT NEWS
Noah Davis helped usher NFTs into the mainstream as Christie’s head of digital sales, and has vowed to keep the Punks pure. Let’s see what happens next. / Via The Art Newspaper
CATEGORY: INTERNET CULTURE
When I first logged on to the Internet via a 28.8 baud modem (56k was killer when it dropped) no one was using real names. We all had pseudonyms and screen names. Once the Web went mainstream in the age of Facebook (now Meta) everyone began to feel the need to establish themselves as individuals and soon thereafter, as brands. This further accelerated at a blistering rate once platforms like Instagram and TikTok landed. Once again we have come full circle and now the cooler thing to be is a mystery. Anonymity is in. / Via The Atlantic
CATEGORY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
If memory serves my friend Craig and I had an idea way back in like 2012 or so at SXSW. It was to re-create Seinfeld episodes for the Twitter generation. We juxtaposed typical scenarios but retro-fitted them to apply to what was modern day situations. Here we are n 2022 and the idea has come back to life via Artificial Intelligence. / Via Ruby
CATEGORY: MACHINE LEARNING
DALL-E, the viral image-generation app is good, absurd fun. It’s also giving the world an education in how artificial intelligence may warp reality. It is also leading the charge in generating the true language of the Internet, memes! / Via Wired
CATEGORY: METAVERSE
With the world what it is these days, you can see why people might be itching for an alternate reality—a way to reboot the system and start fresh. That’s the appeal of virtual realms: They’re places where power can be inverted, disappointments escaped, and capitalist inequities left behind for something more exciting, malleable, and meaningful. / Via HBR
CATEGORY: ART WORLD
JBM has been having a media moment the past few weeks, exhibits, never before seen works, Streaming documentaries, and now drama. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized a total of 25 Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings from the Orlando Museum of Art as questions of the works’ authenticity were raised. / Via Hypebeast
CATEGORY: FASHION
This Tokyo barber has been living the Lo-Life since the early 90s. Tucked into a street in the Ura-Harajuku district of Tokyo, you might not expect to find a one-of-a-kind Ralph Lauren Polo shirt collection. And you definitely might not expect that collection to be housed in the salon of a local barber. But walk through the front door of Dak Nishiyama’s salon and you’re met with a whole slew of archival items from the brand that’s defined global fashion for over 50 years. / Via Highsnobiety.