From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:36:25 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA14983 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:36:23 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA17233; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:36:59 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:36:25 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p1/5 To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR ____________________._____________________________________________________ _._______________________________________________________________________. _...______________________________________________________________________ _________________...____.. _____ . _______....________..... . .. ____.__ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // | // \\ // /////// | // \\ // // | // \\ // // | ///////////// yberpoet's Guide to \\//irtual ///////ulture | | A multipart guide to the electronic frontier. 039414 o -=- 01.Introduction ------------------------------------------------------ Beyond the hype, behind the glamour, underneath the sea of buzzwords, icons and flames a new subculture is spreading in this petri dish known as the Internet. Here science and art - media and mind - combine in a cyborg frenzy to create this replicant cousin to cyberpunk and hacking. It is a subculture with no name, few labels, but thousands of common attractors, which link together before our eyes like digital DNA to create, in the helix of the autologue, a new frontier for participants in these wide virtual spaces to explore. Any document that attempts to cover an emerging culture is doomed to be incomplete. Even more so if the culture has no overt identity (at least none outside virtual space). But the other side of that coin presents us with the oportunity to document the ebb and flow, the moments of growth and defeat, the development of this young culture. Although young, there is rich history and varied philosophies for this group to draw on. From cyberpunk, the quest for access to information and a vision of the future (the cyber) has been exorcised from the distopic and 'punk'ish views of the monster the media has made of cyberpunk. From the Hacker ethic, we get the rally cry that "infomation wants to be free." From the workings of the Internet, we see the desire for universal access and the pursuit of Jeffersonian Democracy (kapor) that is manifested itself partially through the anarchy inherent in the system and partially through the efforts of many net.users. This document, although significantly different, attempts to pick up where the FutureCulture FAQ (by andy hawks) left off. It should act as a starting point for those new to the net, as one avenue to reach a level of net.literacy, and as a handy reference point for those already comfortable in this pocket of the net. It is a road map to the interesting viewpoints, hot dog stands, museums, flora and fauna that dots this constantly changing landscape of virtual space. Explore these sites. Dig in the cyborganic gardens. Report back your findings, so that others may follow. And they will. -oO -=<>=- Oo- [Cyberpoet] Cyber-, having to do with information flow, human and computer use/combinations, computer mediated communication. -Poet, one who makes art with words, an artist, a renaissance trait. A cyberpoet is one who strives to be artful in their use of virtual space. Someone who makes frequent trips to the edge of technology/culture/society and then reports back to anyone who will listen. The avant-guard of virtual culture. Someone who, like a renaissance man, has their eye on the future and their nose in its knowledge, technologies and politics. -oO -=<>=- Oo- -=- 01.2.Contents | ------------------------- Part I -=- 01.Introduction o preface o contents -=>what you are reading<=- o copyright notices & stuph o Lexicon of Virtual Culture o The dictionary Part II -=- 02.Cultural Signposts o Libraries - cyber-repositories of data o Museums, galleries, ezines & stuph o Organizations - EFF, FAF, CPSR, etc. o Gov't - USA and otherwise Part III -=- 03.Virtual Hangouts o Elists & newsgroups o Cafes - virtual pubs and coffeehouses o Parks & rec - public spaces and interesting faces Part IIII -=- 04.Resources & References o Online how-to's o Similiar lists o Assorted online resources o Access points Part V -=- 05.Offline Interests o Magazines o Bibliography XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxX x x X ***and our newest feature*** X x KIBBLE: The CGVC Journal x X X x C O N T E N T S ! x X X x 1- Editorial o Welcome to Kibble the zine x X 2- Guest FAQ o Clipper News & action. X x 3- Ongoing projects o Interpedia - Internet Encyclopedia x X 4- Upcoming conferences o DEFCON ][ - July 22, 23, 24 - 1994 X x 5- Letters to the editor o x X 6- Editorial Policy o X x x XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxX -=- 01.4.Stuph | ------------------------ oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o Legalese, copyright notice, some parting o o words. o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The contents contained herein are not to be construed as legal advice, nor is the author/publisher responsible for any damage that might result from the use of any information or software gathered from using this document. The author/publisher will make every effort to see that the information is up to date, but cannot warranty that it is. This document, it's format, theme and articles are copyright 1993,1994 John Frost [frost@netcom.com], except where the copyright is retained by the original author. The rights to distribute and reproduce this document are granted in accord with the Agitprop guidelines founded by Bruce Sterling. A copy of those guidelines may be found via ftp at ftp.eff.org ftp/pub/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/README or at EFF's gopher site. Other uses and non-electronic reproduction of this document must first be cleared, in writing, with John Frost. Under no circumstance may money/script/funds be charged for access to this document, beyond the money charged for general access to the system it is found on. The guide may not be distributed on any disk/tape/device with a capacity of more then 80 megs. To add information to, or suggest changes in, this document please email frost@netcom.com with the word CYBERPOET in the subject. As far as I know this list is archived at mindvox & ftp//ftp.eff.org//pub/net_info/cyberpoet.gvc ftp//etext.archive.umich.edu//pub/Zines/Cyberpoet ftp//vela.oakland.edu//pub/tribe/publications USENET//alt.cyberspace, alt.cyberpunk, alt.virtual.culture Please inform me of any other archival so that I may make mention of it here. I hear that somebody is marking up an HTML verson too. ========== ==-------======= ==---------======= ==-----------======= The Lexicon of Virtual Culture ===---------======== ====-------========= Virtual Culture -- >>From A to Z ================== ================ ================ ========== -=- 01.Lexicon of Virtual Culture ------------------------------------------------------ -=- 01.3.The dictionary | --------------------------- Virtual Culture -- >>From A to Z ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Loop) - The transmission method likely to be used to send movies, tv shows and sports - at the viewers request - over existing telephone lines right to your television. Look for this to be available and affordable in the next two years. This is the main contender to ISDN, the winner will provide the link between 50 channels and 500 channels, 50,000 channels or (hopefully) more. Agrippa: A Book of the Dead - A collaboration between author William Gibson, publisher Kevin Begos Jr., and artist Dennis Ashbaugh. This art-work contains engravings by Ashbaugh which appear or disappear in light and an on-disk semi-autobiographical poem by William Gibson which is unreadable after having been read once. Agrippa is notable because in many respects it blurs the lines concerning what art is, and adds fuel to the fire on issues of property rights and intellectual property. A highlight of 1992 was the release of Gibson's poem on to the net. Artificial Life - man-made systems that exhibit characteristics associated with the concept of "life". Artificial Reality - similar to virtual reality, but more interactive, with the participant being part of, not just experiencing, the artificial environment. Barlow, John Perry - A drummer for the Grateful Dead and co-founder of the EFF. Now a net.denizen who speaks often on virtual culture and cyberspace sociology and technology. BBSes - electronic Bulletin Board Systems. Begun in the late 70's, a form of virtual community existing in cyberspace where participants (usually using aliases) may send and receive public and private messages to each other on any topic imaginable, transfer software (copyrighted and/or public domain), play on-line games, etc. There is the "over-ground" BBS world where aliases are less common and illegal activities are avoided in discussion, and the computer underground where illegal activities and discussions are very common, members use aliases, and illegal information and/or software is exchanged. Boxing - A variety of electronic devices used to aid in phreaking. The original was the blue box, used from the mid 60's to the mid 80's, which allowed long distance phone calls to be made for free. A variety of other similar instruments accomplishing different tasks have been developed, some purely comical, some quite practical. Chaos - Chaos is a state that garners a lot of respect in cyberculture, to the point of being a techno-pagan religion. Many people are self-described Chaoticians. Chaos Theory - A field of science revolving around simplistic equations involving a large number of variables. Gave rise to fractals, a form of cyberdelic art. For further info on the subject, James Gleick's "Chaos: Making a New Science" is suggested. C0dez Doodz - Essentially a phreaker's version of pirates. People who seek out telco codes to be used to gain long distance (ld) telephone calls without paying for them. Scourge of the computer underground. Communitek - an informational technology that provides the potential for a community to develop in cyberspace. For example, within the net, IRC and elists are two communiteks. Computer Underground - "A group organized in secrecy, hidden behind aliases, to promote the free exchange of information regarding anything and everything including, but not limited to: computers, telephones, radios, chemicals, and ideas." (Thanx to The Butler for this definition) The mainstay of communication for the computer underground is cyberspace, more specifically BBSes. The computer underground is composed of hackers, phreakers, pirates, anarchists, and other cyberpunks. Cyber- - A prefix taken from cybernetics generally used in popular culture to mean anything that is technologically oriented. Cyberculture - Often used in the media to denote aspects of "life as a cyberpunk." Yet if we are to follow strict meaning, cyberculture is more accurately defined as an information-based culture. Cyberdeck - Term originated by William Gibson to refer to a computer used by deck cowboys that can connect to the matrix. Cyberdelic - "Cyber-art". Examples include fractals, computer-generated pictures and/or music, virtual worlds, etc. (sidebar - fractal pict) Cybernetics - The study of communication systems in living organisms and machines, the mathematical analysis of the flow of information. Cyberpunk - Begun as a literary movement in the 80's, an off-shoot of normal science fiction. Unique in that it generally occurs in the present or not so distant future, the characters are often considered "punks" (social deviants) and technology, (the cyber aspect), is prominent. "Neuromancer" by William Gibson, published in 1984, is considered by most to be the "bible" of cyberpunk. Another prominent author is Bruce Sterling, editor of another worthy cyberpunk collection, "Mirrorshades". Other examples of cyberpunk include Max Headroom (TV show) and BladeRunner (movie). Cyberpunk is special in that it has evolved from a purely literary movement to a realistic subculture. Many "techno-punks" (i.e., hackers) are considered cyberpunks. Other contributing factors to the cyberpunk subculture include: virtual reality, hallucinogenic and nootropic drugs, and industrial and punk music. For an in-depth, detailed look at cyberpunk fiction and cyberpunk culture, "Storming the Reality Studio," ed. by Larry McCaffery is suggested. Cyberspace - "The electronic frontier." A completely virtual environment: the sum of all BBSes, computer networks, and other virtual communities. Unique in that it is constantly being changed, exists only virtually, can be practically infinite in "size", communication occurs instantaneously world-wide - physical location is completely irrelevant most of the time. Some include video and telephone transmissions as part of cyberspace. Cypherpunks - net.folks who have evolved from hacking to encryption and concern with creating multiple anonymous identities. Deck Cowboys - Futuristic, some say fantasy, version of a computer hacker or a modern-day cyberpunk. Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF). Organization founded by Mitch Kapor (of Lotus fame) and John Perry Barlow (writer and Grateful Dead songwriter) to establish laws for cyberspace and apply the constitution to virtual communities. The EFF has recently morphed into a strong lobbying force in Washington D.C.. Elist (email-lists) - An electronic discussion group that anyone with an email address can subscribe to. Email addresses for the elist members are stored on a single computer. When you send email to that machine, it will automatically bounce your letter to every other subscriber. Thousands of these elists, covering almost every topic, exist on the Internet for your reading pleasure and more are materializing weekly. Ezine - An net version of the small press magazine (known as a zine) culture. Usually ezines exist only on the net, but more and more paper-zines are distributing an electronic version as well. (sidebar, some zines to watch for) F2F - face to face meeting (also FTF) Flame - Disagreement (hell, full fledged war sometimes) occurring in cyberspace. Common on Usenet. Fleshmeet - a F2F meeting. Often a party of some sort where people who have met previously on the net get together. Fractals - Images created using chaos theory. A mish-mash of colors presented in a pattern that repeats itself many times over. A popular type of fractal image is one created using the "Mandlebrot set". Fractals are considered cyberdelic art. Gibson, William - Considered by most to be the "father" of cyberpunk, along with Bruce Sterling. His works include the infamous "Neuromancer", "Count Zero", "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (these 3 works are known as the sprawl series), "The Difference Engine" with which he was co-author with Bruce Sterling, and "Burning Chrome" a collection of short stories. A recent work of his is a poem in "Agrippa: A Book of the Dead". Gibson says he will no longer be writing the "classic" cyberpunk novels he is famous for. His latest work is entitled "Virtual Light" is futuristic fiction was released in August. Global Village - Famous term coined by Marshall McLuhan, exemplified by the net. Gopher - A menu driven service useful for grep'ing info off the net. You forgot your friend's email address, look here. Need to read the latest issue of "Voices from the net" (An electronic text based zine or ezine), look here. Searching for a file to read or software to download, use Gopher. Over 1200 individual gopher sites exist and the number is growing weekly. Grep - search, or scan. Grok - Word with roots in Shamanism that is akin to gnow. and implies a thorough and complete holistic understanding. Popularized in Robert A. Heinlein's _Stranger in a Strange Land_. Hacker - 60's (1st) generation (orig. MIT): one who tinkers with software, electronics, computer hardware, etc. 80's (2nd) WarGames generation: one who enters computer systems without permission with either malicious or non-malicious intent, to gain, alter, or destroy information (labeled as crackers by the 60's generation). 90's (3rd) generation: often called cyberpunks, mostly non-malicious crackers interested in information for the sake of information, and not hacking for the sake of the hack - sometimes calling themselves "information liberators", they have re-adopted more of the original hacker ethic of the 60's that mainly states "all information should be free", "access to computers should be unlimited and total" and "promote decentralization". This new, 3rd generation is commonly associated with the computer underground, despite its mostly non-malicious intent. Identity Hacking - The use of pseudo-anonymity or false accounts to put ones self off as another person on the Internet. Not nice. Infonomics - The idea of an economy based on information, which obviously holds many different properties from our current state of the world. Internet - A large and very popular world-wide computer network begun by the Department of Defense in the 60's that connects educational institutions, corporations, organizations, and military and government installations around the globe. Some organizations exist that offer Internet access to the general public for an hourly,monthly or yearly fee. Suggested are places like the WELL, MindVox, Nyx (which is free of cost), Netcom, etc. Many Internet users partake in reading and contributing to Usenet, playing MUDs, FTPing text files and programs free of charge at the various FTP sites, and 'telnet'ing to other Internet sites. Because of its accessibility at a relatively low cost, size (the largest computer network in the world), connectivity, and infinite amounts of information, many network users prefer the Internet to such services as CompuServe (often called Compu$erve on the Internet) or Prodigy (which is more restricting in its content). The Internet has something to offer for everyone. There are many helpful books published about how to use the Internet, some are available right on-line. Once you gain access to the Internet, it is suggested that you read the 'news.announce.newusers' and 'news.newusers.questions' and 'news.answers' newsgroups on Usenet. IRC - Internet Relay Chat. Realtime communication forums between Internet users all over the world. ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network. A communitek hopefully coming soon to a house near you, basically it will greatly expand the potential for information coming into your house, such as having 700 cable TV channels, interactive realtime video-phones, and far off in the future possible even realtime networked interactive 3d virtual reality. Kapor, Mitch - One of EFF's founders (along with John Perry Barlow). He started the Lotus software company and built it into one of the top 5 software companies in the world, then left to start the EFF. In addition to working at the top of EFF ladder, he frequently writes stories for magazines and newspapers, interviews on the TV and is often called to testify before congressional hearings. Knowbot - provides a uniform user interface to heterogeneous remote information services. A predecesor to the Intelligent Agent. Legion of Doom - (LoD). A legendary group of hackers from the computer underground. When they disbanded, some members went on to form a computer security firm (ComSec), Loyd Blankenship wrote GURPS Cyberpunk for Steve Jackson Games and some ended up in jail from Operation Sundevil. Matrix - Term coined by William Gibson that refers to the consensual hallucination of cyberspace. Meme - An "agent of communicative resonance," or more simply, "an information virus." Memetics is the study and theories behind the root structures of information itself. MindVox - A virtual community in cyberspace, also a BBS connected to the Internet. A nexus of the computer underground and cyberpunk and virtual reality began by Phantom Access Technologies, former members of the Legion of Doom. See also the WELL. Mirrorshades - A very important collection of cyberpunk fiction by various authors, most of whom are labeled as the mirrorshades group. This book is edited by Bruce Sterling and should be available in most bookstores. Mirrorshades Group - Original collection of cyberpunk authors which includes William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Tom Maddox, Lewis Shiner, John Shirley, SF Eye magazine editor Steve Brown, Rudy Rucker, Pat Cadigan, and others. Mondo 2000 - Very popular cyberpunk and new edge magazine. Recently challenged by a new magazine, WIRED. MUD - Multi-User Domain, Multi-User Dungeon, or Multi-User Dimension. MUDs are multi-user role-playing-games of sorts that exist on the Internet for entertainment purposes. MUDs are essentially text-based virtual worlds which players (participants) may explore, change, or add on to. In most cases, the MUD is actually a "game" with scores, player attributes, levels, etc., but some MUDs are with more social goals in mind. MUDs tend to be based around different science fiction genres such as fantasy, space, or even cyberpunk. More recently MUDs have SIDEBAR - MU*'s have a somewhat unfortunate developed new uses. Research, SIDEBAR - of being addicting. I attribute conferencing, and more SIDEBAR - this to the strong feeling of academic MUDs are popping SIDEBAR - community one gets from mudding. up like wildflowers these SIDEBAR - Students have been known to drop days and indicate a possible SIDEBAR - out of school just to MUD. Others trend in the Internet, that SIDEBAR - have fallen in love over a mu* being integration of services. SIDEBAR - only to later realize the other SIDEBAR - player doesn't feel the same. Nanotechnology - the science SIDEBAR - I recommend going cold turkey as of "micro-machines". Small SIDEBAR - the only solution to the MUDding gears or other machines seen SIDEBAR - addiction. =) only by a microscope, that can be used in areas such as medicine and health, art, and other technologies. Net - A computer network. Often used to mean the Internet when referred to as "the net". Netrip - Many similarities exist in some people's minds between psychedelic drugs and the net, and a netrip is the state of literally getting "high" off the net, accompanied by distortions in space and time, a gnowledge of the net itself, an intense desire to communicate your subconscious to the rest of the net, etc. New Edge - Fringe culture and fringe science, mostly techno-oriented, and very popular in Southern California. Mondo 2000 is a magazine devoted to the new edge. Nexus - The dictionary defines a "nexus" as a "a connection, tie, or link between individuals of a group, members of a series, etc." When applied to virtual cultures and the networked humans which comprise them, a NEXUS is basically a domicile/workspace/cultural-center formed in real-life by people who have met and established relationships over the Net. They purchase and secure group Internet access, and thus control their own node, living in close proximity, since creativity blossoms in people when surrounded with creativity; since similar approaches to work and life can re-inforce each other. We have seen this happen on the Net; the NEXUS community intends to manifest it in reality, to integrate it into our lifestyle. Nootropics - A new science revolving around drugs used to increase intelligence, aid in memory, enhance brain activity, etc. Touted as a fad by some, others claim that use of nootropics actually work. See also SmartDrinks. Operation Sundevil - Secret Service operation begun in 1990 intended to destroy the computer underground by confiscating BBSes and detaining hackers. Paste Bomb - Sometimes a litteral core dump. Via the Mac's Cut and Paste capability, take random bits of data from one's hard drive and paste it into an online conversation, email, mud, whatever. Eris Lives. Sci-fi author Bruce Sterling is a notorious paste bomber. Get in the habit Phrack - An important magazine existing only in cyberspace, of interest to the computer underground. It's founder, Craig Neidorf, now works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Phreaker - Hacking the phone system. Usually meaning to get phone calls for free, whether by boxing or calling card fraud. Individual phreakers are called phreaks. Pirate - One who copies software illegally. Commonly associated with the computer underground. Although commonplace, pirates are looked down upon as with codez d00dz . (sidebar SPA and the big corporation pirates) Post-industrial - The state of the world, including megacorp zaibatsus, an evolving infonomics, etc. Post-modern - Literary, artistic, cultural, and philosophical movement revolving around the post-industrial world in which we live, and the unique aspects of the trends of modern society. Raves - A 'dying' subculture revolving around all-night dance parties. Typically, the parties are generally illegal and thus a complex process is involved to find out where they are located. Rave music is generally techno or house , the parties usually include 1 or more DJs. Also present in many cases are "chill out rooms" which feature more ambient music. Lasers, blaring music, cyberdelic images, SmartDrinks and drugs most often MDMA {X, XTC, Ecstasy, E}, LSD {acid}, ketamine, or nootropics) are all general contributors to the rave experience. Raves are usually held in warehouses, and last until the next morning. Another large part of rave culture is the flyers - used to find out where your next party will be. Raves are meant to be very happy events, everyone ideally should be open and free, laying aggressions and inhibitions aside for the night. Some have likened the rave experience to "a weekly roving techno-woodstock for the 90's." Rave fashion includes over-sized baggy t-shirts and pants, hooded sweat-shirts, ski caps, and usually bright colors, as well as accessories such as whistles, Cat In The Hat hats, "doctor" masks, VapoRub, etc. Many factors have led to an often heard questions these days, "where have all the ravers gone?" (one answer is... they've gone Retro) RTFM - Read The Fucking Manual. An abbreviation used when clueless questions are asked about subjects that are answered in the manual or FAQ. Shaman - An overused word that in ancient and modern cultures implies one who is a wise medicine man or healer, with a keen understanding of the ways of things. Used increasingly in modern culture, especially in conjunction with techno-paganism. Slipstream - Term used to denote cyberpunk fiction, particularly pre-1984 fictional works that have been influential to the mirrorshades group or that closely resemble cyberpunk, but are sometimes outside of the sf genre. An example would be William S. Burroughs. SmartDrugs - nootropics. SmartDrinks - Similar to SmartDrugs, or nootropics, the intent of these substances, loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other healthy substances, is to aid in brain functioning. Smart Drinks are most often consumed at raves, thus, the purpose of some smart drinks is to "energize" the drinker, not to make them smarter. Sprawl - Word used by William Gibson to mean large mega-cities, and places where different cities collide. Southern California and New York City might be early examples of the sprawl. This word is used often in modern times as "urban sprawl". Steve Jackson Games - RPG manufacturers that have played a key role in the evolution of cyberpunk and the computer underground. Operators of the Illuminati BBS and makers of GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG guide written by Loyd Blankenship, a member of the Legion of Doom. Sterling, Bruce - considered by most to be the "co-founder" of cyberpunk along with William Gibson. He is the editor of "Mirrorshades: A cyberpunk anthology," which is considered the quintessential collection of cyberpunk works by the mirrorshades group. Some of his other works include "Islands in the Net", "Schismatrix", "Involution Ocean", "The Artificial Kid", "The Difference Engine" which he co-authored with Gibson and "The Hacker Crackdown" a non-fiction account of the computer underground and Operation Sundevil, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Phrack, the Legion of Doom, Steve Jackson Games, etc. Sterling has also been a vocal member of the net. Keep your eyes open, you never know where he will surface next. Social Engineering - Technique by which hackers or crackers acquire information, such as names and passwords. Essentially a modern-day con, often conducted via phone conversations, such as portraying oneself as a telco employee. TBT - Talking by Typing. Techno- - prefix similar to cyber-, referring to anything which has its roots in current or futuristic technology. Techno - type of music made almost entirely with the help of computers, revolving around a fast-paced drum beat (as high as 160 BPM), sampling, and synthesizers. Technoculture - The idea of a culture with a strong foundation rooted in technology. Often used loosely in association with cyberculture and new edge. Techno-paganism - Literally the worshipping of technology. Many people *believe* that, for example, the net has some magic or is a sentient entity in itself, or that technology can be an agent of evolution. (sidebar Aleph spew) Teledildonics - Virtual sex in a virtual environment. Term often used by the new edge community. (sidebar: from new CD to magazine to etc) Toasternet - Putting together a LAN, WAN or Internet hook up with the cheapest of technology. Read up on Toasternets on the Wells Gopher. Usenet - A collection of "newsgroups" on the Internet, in which Internet users may post or read messages on almost any subject imaginable. The topics of discussion are divided up into the individual newsgroups, which total about 2000 on average. Usenet is divided into various large sections, including the 'alt'ernative newsgroups, the 'comp'uter newsgroups, the 'sci'ence newsgroups and the 'talk' newsgroups, among others. Some groups are moderated, while most remain completely uncensored. Usenet is often referred to as Abusenet for its all-too familiar flames and appearance of perpetual chaos. Virtual Community - any group or gathering that exists in cyberspace. This could be a BBS, a hacking group, a net, or even a zaibatsu. Virtual Culture - the collection of virtual communities, and the cultural aspects unique to those communities. Virtual Reality - a consentual hallucination of a world existing only in cyberspace. Modern day virtual reality uses helmets, gloves, and body suits to create such a world, which is first created on a computer and connected to the vr devices. A goal of some virtual reality researchers is to generate a completely alternate reality. Research in vr includes networking people, so spatial limitations are meaningless. The possibilities of vr-generated environments are as limitless as the imagination. Virtual World - a world existing in cyberspace created and used with virtual reality technologies. WELL - The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. An important gridpoint in the matrix, a virtual community in cyberspace, also a BBS connected to the Internet. A group concerned mostly with cyberpunk, virtual reality, nootropics, and other aspects of the new edge. Many celebreties have an account on the Well. WIRED - A new magazine devoted to exploring virtualspace and new technologies. Wired is not as new edge as Mondo 2000 and seemingly gives off a more corporate news oriented format. However, it is a refreshing view and perhaps infonomics first steps into the public realm. (The TIME magazine of virtual culture.) Wirehead - a hardware hacker. Zaibatsu - Japanese term used a lot by William Gibson that means a large mega-corporation, such as Sony for example. ______ _____ __ __ ______ /\ ___\ /\ __ \ /\ "-.\ \ /\__ _\ \ \ \____\ \ \/\ \\ \ \-. \\/_/\ \/ __ \ \_____\\ \_____\\ \_\\"\_\ \ \_\ /\_\ \/_____/ \/____ / \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ In Part 2 of 5 copyright 1994 John Frost From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:37:11 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA15238 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:36:59 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA17292; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:37:39 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:37:11 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p2/5 To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Part II of V - 3.14.94 Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - -=- 02.Cultural Signposts o Libraries - cyber-repositories of data -o- FTP sites -o- Telnetable Repositories -o- Gopher Space o Museums, galleries, ezines & stuph -o- Art FTP sites -o- Art Centered Elists -o- Ezines -o- Misc Internet Art o Organizations & Gov't -=- 02.Places ------------------------------------------------------ -=- 02.1.Libraries | ------------------------- Like a child who enjoys reading, a cyberpoet will return often to hir favorite net.repository of information and check for new 'books.' Unlike everyday reality [ER], there are thousands of libraries and also unlike ER they are usually less then 100 keystrokes away. No fossil fuel is burned; they are almost never closed; and the cost of use is minimal, undoubtedly a few steps in the right direction. A cyberpoet with a good memory or a handy Personnal Digital Assistant [PDA](such as a Newton, Sharp, or Intelligent Agent) will often be able to list off hir favorite net.repositories upon request. However it is often useful to have a pre-made list of common sites to forward if time is short or the PDA is without batteries. Consider this such a list. -o0 FTP sites 0o- the self service library ~o 141.214.4.135 - UnderWorld Industries - 8.3 format *yuck* =) ~o alfred.carleton.ca pub/freenet/working.papers/ - Volumes of information on Freenets and Internet Use ~o aug3.augsburg.edu /pub/bbs-lists - Lists of BBS's internet and dial-up - also the archives of the Auggie BBS. ~o bertha.pyramid.com - leri, cybernews info - an archive on personal freedom ~o byrd.mu.wvnet.edu /pub/ejvc/ - Electronic journal on virtual culture archives /pub/history - History archives, databases, other... - Some internet History - Mostly political and military now. /pub/merton - Merton-L archives ~o cert.sei.cmu.edu /pub - Computer/Internet Security (those guys in red shirts) - Computer Emergency Response Team FAQ (anti-viral) - virus-l archives ~o coombs.anu.edu.au /coombspapers - a variety of research papers about the 'internet' etc. - some papers on buddhism. ~o dhvx20.csudh.edu /global.net - Toward a truely global network - Archives on networks around the world, mostly 3rd world. (Maybe it's his first time around.) ~o dla.ucop.edu /pub/internet - Library Resources Guide ~o etext.archive.umich.edu - a wealth of text archives - recipient of the most discriptive e-address award ~o ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3 - Windows software archive Also the home of the ~o ftp.cpsr.org - Tap-Info archives (Ralph Nader's Internet Group) /cpsr/work - CPU: an ezine for cpsr news and info. /cypherpunks - cypherpunks archive ~o ftp.cwru.edu /hermes - Supreme Court ASCII rulings. - Also available thru telnet and gopher. ~o ftp.eff.org - preferred access: gopher - recently reorganized to server you better. - There is no way I could cover all the good stuff available here. It is my suggestion that you spend some time skimming each document to grok its true purpose. - also note that all the zines & journals have been moved to etext.archive.umich.edu and the IRC archive has been moved to ftp.kei.com /pub/irc /pub/Alerts - Up to the minute alerts for the iNet community. /pub/CAF - Computer Academic Freedom Archives /banned - banned books list. /pub/EFF - misc, newsletters & eff Policy /pub/Groups - Info/archives from groups on the outposts.faq /pub/Net_info - Big Dummy Guide, Cyberpoet's Guide and more. /pub/Publications - written material from the likes of - Bruce_Sterling, Esther_Dyson, John_Gilmore, CuD, John_Perry_Barlow, Mike_Godwin, Mitch_Kapor and more ~o ftp.kei.com /pub/irc - irc elist archives. ~o ftp.msstate.edu - History - Africa & Americas - fineart_online (an epub and archives) ~o ftp.nevada.edu /pub/guitar - Guitar Chords, Tablature. ~o ftp.rpi.edu /pub/communications - internet-cmc (also known as the december list). ~o ftp.u.washington.edu [] the alt.cyberpunk archives that used to be maintianed here [] [] are missing. If you know where they are now, please update me [] [] ditto the alt.drugs archives [] /pub/virtual-worlds - a library of information of Virtual Reality ~o ftp.uwp.edu-- - THE central repository for music information - Lyrics, gifs, discographies, etc, etc, etc... o grind.isca.uiowa.edu (128.255.19.233) /info/articles - Academic papers and news articles about hacking /info/hacking - Quotations from "experts" about hackers and hacking /info/jfk - JFK conspiracy files, alt.conspiracy.jfk archives - you can telnet to this ftp site, login iscabbs o KSUVXA.KENT.EDU /library - Acadlist - list of academic elists ~o lysita.lysator.liu.se - many texts (including SF zines and stories) - Magick, religion et al. - Black7 disc. list archives =) ~o media-lab.media.mit.edu /access/ - information concerning the mit media lab in particular, see ProjList, the list of medialab-related projects ~o mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu /pub/etext - Project Gutenberg and other etext holdings (books!) o ftp.cc.ncsu.edu /pub/ncsu/pmc - General files about postmodernism - Avital Ronell Interview - Dead Doll Humility by Kathy Acker - Notes Toward an Un-written Non-Linear Electronic Text "The End of Print Culture" A Work in Progress by Michael Joyce - Play it Again, Pac-Man by Charles Bernstein ~o netcom.com /pub/amcgee/* - leftist, liberal, activism stuff. /pub/fixion - collabrative fiction, but more. /pub/Guides - the Internet Mall (commercial entities on the net) /pub/aleph - Unofficial archive aleph@pyramid.com e-list. /pub/alm - FreeBSD Unix-related files and info /pub/bskendig - programming docs MUF on TinyMUCKs; useful MUF programs /pub/btf - Computer Underground Digest; Funhouse /pub/bverreau - solar eclipse photography; GIF and JPEG images /pub/css - Socially Responsible Investment Oppty. /pub/dwu/InsightsHumor - misc stuff that are funny or insightful /pub/eblade - lpmud and other misc. /pub/fb - TinyMUCK 2.2fb mud server source code, and muf source code. /pub/fdesign - Design & print IFS fractals, advanced features /pub/forge - Documentation and demo files of FORGE product set. /pub/gasman - Quotes, witticisms, etc. stolen from others for YOUR usage. /pub/gleep - Anime pictures, original and just colorized. /pub/imf - Interesting Mac shareware/free /pub/johnl - E-zine-list (list of net-accessible zines); CRASH zine /pub/katbrown - info on Kathleen Brown's Campaign for California Governor /pub/kevitech - Internet Underground Music Archive curent info; cool stuff. /pub/kgreene - Synaesthsorium Archives /pub/lemay - Short stories; mostly horror, gothic /pub/qwerty - Xenon's ftp site. PGP FAQ and "Here's How to MacPGP!" /pub/rone - Miscellaneous files and assorted junque; pictures; News. /pub/sjourney - Oingo Boingo Electronic Newsletter backissues; /pub/totse - Temple of the Screaming Electron BBS /pub/vidgames - Electronic Game FAQ's; Mortal Kombat II; Game Genie /pub/zzyzx - public keyserver; pseudonym registry anon.penet.fi ~o nexus.yorku.ca /pub/Internet-info - Lot's of stuff, including High Weirdness. o nic.funet.fi /pub/culture - Cultural Information o nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu [] Gone! ugh... anyone know any mirrors? [] /pub/papers/ - a course in sociology and cyberspace by Peter Kollock - Mark Smith's masters thesis - virtual center for the study of virtual spaces archives ~o nifty.andrew.cmu.edu /pub/QRD - AIDS info/gay rights info /pub/erotica - like it says... erotica (a fair sized archive too) o oak.oakland.edu - software archive for PCs and UNIX. o obi.std.com /pub/obi - On-Line Text (published works) o ocf.berkeley.edu /pub/Library - lib. of docs, bible, lyrics, etc. o panda1.uottawa.ca pub/religion - Electric Mystics Guide - Much religious stuff o parcftp.xerox.com [] down due to (hacking?) back soon [] /pub/MOO/papers/ - mud-related perspectives on social worlds in vr - stuph. o penguin.gatech.edu pub/leri/articles - Timothy Leary's 8 Circuit Model o pilot.njin.net pub/ftp-list/ftp.list - List of FTP Sites (1992 version) o quartz.rutgers.edu or cathouse.org /pub/humor - text/humor files (tv, sex..) o rtfm.mit.edu - USENET FAQ repository - General Net Info - tends to be a little techie (RFC's and the like) o sulaw.law.su.oz.au /pub/law - Law libraries and legal research. o slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/loopy - Loopy (Quantum Gravity & String Theory) /pub/magick - Magick, not parlor tricks. /pub/scripture.* - Church of Virtuality/Reality /pub - High Weirdness + Guide to some interesting stuph - The Human Evasion + by Celia Green - Hypertext and Hypermedia: A Selected Bibliography + by Terence Harpold - Principia Discordia + by Malacalypse the Younger - wilson.on.cis + Interview with Robert Anton Wilson - Temporary Autonomous Zones (TAZ) + by hakim Bey + a defining work of virtual space. - New Maps of HyperSpace + Terence McKenna - schizmat + Tom Maddox on Schizmatrix (by B. Sterling) o soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks - CryptoAnarchist Manifesto - Cryptography Glossary o sounds.sdsu.edu - sounds archive o sunset.cse.nau.edu - pictures, sounds o sunsite.unc.edu /pub/docs - internet-info /pub/multimedia/OTIS - OTIS archives. o wiretap.spies.com /Clinton - Clinton Public Docs & Speeches o wuarchive.wustl.edu - pictures, sounds -o0 Telnetable Repositories 0o- o CARL telnet pac.carl.org or 192.54.81.128 - Online database, book reviews, magazine fax delivery o FedWorld Gateway telnet fedworld.doc.gov or 192.239.92.201 - Access to some gov't databases, files, libraries, etc. o Hpcwire telnet hpcwire.ans.net (Login: hpcwire) - menu-driven information searches. o InterNIC telnet rs.internic.net - Gopher, WAIS, Whois, finger, book orders, etc o Law Library telnet liberty.uc.wlu.edu (login: lawlib) - State,Computer,Law Library. o LawNet telnet lawnet.law.columbia.edu (login: lawnet) - Law/Judicial info and catalogs access. o Library of Congress telnet locis.loc.gov - lib. of congress, legislative info, and copyright info. o NSSDCA nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov login as "NODIS" no password - online catalog of NASA material o Rutgers CWIS telnet info.rutgers.edu - (CIA World Factbook, Religious/Gov't Texts) - Recommend select LIBRARY - dictionary/thesaurus/familiar-quotations o World Wide Web info.cern.ch - an attempt to build an online hypertext reference work. -o0 Gopher Space 0o- A menu based realm of information access. To use these gopher servers, 'gopher gopher.server.name', (unless otherwise noted) else hunt them down from the global menu. Much gopher stuff is duplicated at ftp sites, and vica versa. o GopherJewels@EINet.net share interesting gopher finds via this elist sub: LISTPROC@EINET.NET msg: sub gopherjewels o gopher ba.com Bell Atlantic Gopher URL="gopher://ba.com/" The seven baby bells have made a gopher to store information about their task force on the future of the baby bells and the information super highway o gopher cns.cscns.com offers: ASCII Clip Art, USA Today, UPI News, Commerce Biz Daily, Classifieds o gopher cypher.esusda.gov location of foundation center libraries and book listing funding info sources o gopher english-server.hss.cmu.edu A variety of info... worth a surf. Lots of links.. almost uptodate o telnet fatty.LAW.cornell.edu (login: gopher) - mucho stuph concerning LAW, legal issues, gov't. o gopher.eff.org - legal issues in cyberspace. privacy, freedom, etc. o telnet GOPHER.GSFC.NASA.GOV (login: gopher) - nasa info & GSFC info (was Nicolas BBS) - images - a selection of internet resources - a selection of internet resources o gopher lan.vita.org 3rd WORLDNETWORK DEVELOPMENT o gopher gopher.mta.ca Mount Allison University Gopher - on-line art Galler o gopher mudhoney.micro.umn.edu - gnews-archive - big archive too o telnet nicol.jvnc.net or telnet 128.121.50.2 (Login: nicol) - Access to internet resources - Elec. Publishing Service (library resources) o gopher peg.cwis.uci.edu 7000 URL: gopher://peg.cwis.uci.edu:7000/11/gopher.welcome/peg/GOPHERS An example of a well organized gopher (kewl stuff too) o gopher una.hh.lib.umich.edu - helpful directories for the Inet - much more stuff (really incredible) o wiretap.spies.com - collection of etexts - white house releases o is.internic.net - alternative: telnet is.internic.net login gopher - pointers to and fulltext of resource guides - information about the internet itself -o0 World Wide Web 0o- Although others would claim that WWW isn't the latest greatest thing on the Internet, it is just beginning to come into wider use (what with the advent of Mosaic at al). So, like a good soldier, I have added this section. It is small now, but with your support, and a keen eye, it will grow fast. Introducing Lynx. The solution too your dialup WWW needs. o Lynx (a textbased WWW server) code available via ftp at ftp2.cc.ukans.edu pub/lynx or try out lynx by telnetting to: ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu ( login: www ) www.twi.tudelft.nl ( login: lynx ) millbrook.lib.rmit.edu.au (login: lynx ) o http://141.214.4.176/uwi/reviews.html - Look here for "What's Hot and Cool" on the Web. o http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/ - a variety of Internet guides here o http://www.eff.org/CAF/cl-index.html - (A live index to "newsy" civil-liberties related Net material) o http://www.ics.uci.edu/~ejw/csr/cyber.html The Cyberspace Report, a radio show aired on KUCI, 88.9 FM o http://www.ncb.gov.sg - Singapore National Computer board o http://nearnet.gnn.com/GNN-ORA.html - O'Reilly & Associates Global Network News o http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/home.html - New Russia-American Friends and Partners o http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo.ticket_office.html A virtual World's Fair that lets you tour exhibits from around the world and, at the end of the day, hop on a computerized shuttle bus for a trip to the official Expo restaurant. o http://tlg.org/ The Little Garden cooperative has a WWW service online, o http://www.ifi.uio.no/~mariusw/nexus/ - Nexus elist info o http://www.wired.com - WiReD magazine o http://zapruder.pds.med.umich.edu/uwi.html - Contains Hot and Cool- pointers and reviews of Web spots - Worth a long look(and probably point you to even cooler sites) -=- 02.2.Museums, galleries & stuph | --------------------------------------- Every subculture has art it can call it's own. Indeed, some would say that without art it would not really be a culture at all. The world of virtual culture is no exception. Civilizations, uncivilized that they are, have been prone to collecting art in museums, supposedly to make public viewing easier. The result, however, is that only a few people see this art every year and the scarcity of this viewing makes the art-world seem elitist. To some extent, this has been replicated in virutal space. However, the medium of the net allows for wider distribution and new spaces for all forms of art. New spaces, even new artforms, pop up all the time and hopefully find their way into this document. This activity seems to be both motivated by and motivating a groundswell in popular art and computer mediated art. -o0 Gopher, FTP & WWW sites 0o- o Agrippa available @ gopher spinaltap.micro.umn.edu o alt.pictures.fine-art.* archives can be found the file ftp uxa.ecn.bgu.edu /pub/fine-art o Amine Info - oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/anime o collection of sci-fi stories - http://tardis.ed.ac.uk/~charlie/fictionhome.html o gopher cs4sun.cs.ttu.edu - Ascii pics and other art o GIF Pictures (general archives) - ahkcus.org - apocalypse.engr.ucf.edu /pub/images - hubcap.clemson.edu /pub - solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub o Music - ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music + Music (lyrics/discographies/etc.) o mtv www page - www.mtv.com o OTIS (Operative Term Is Stimulate) archives - sunsite.unc.edu /pub/multimedia/pictures/OTIS + original e-art o Spunk Press archive: gopher: o etext.archive.umich.edu:/politics/Spunk AnonFTP: o etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/politics/Spunk WWW: o http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/people/Jack.Jansen/spunk/Spunk_Home.html o Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) Info - ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk + info on the industrial robot group [] missing in action - do you know of copies? [] o WAX: The Discovery of Television Among the Bees a film by Davids Blair - ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk - reviews and info about David Blair's cyberdelic film [] missing in action - do you know of copies? [] -o0 Art Centered Elists 0o- o FineArt Forum fast@garnet.berkeley.edu - elist on arts on the net and elsewhere o Gibraltar gibraltar-request@maestro.mitre.org - discussion of artistic and progressive music o NetJam netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu - MIDI, musc makers, etc. o Phillip K. Dick pkd-list-request@wang.com - list celebrating the famous sf author o Playlist playlist-request@ecst.csuchico.edu - alternative radio/dj playlists and discussion -o0 Ezines 0o- o Armadillo Culture sokay@mitre.org - cool ezine o ArtCom artcomtv@well.sf.ca.us - interfacing art and communicaion - usenet alt.artcom o BLINK - FTP: blink.acns.nwu.edu:/pub/blink - WWW: - http://www.acns.nwu.edu/blink/ - Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us - Issues surrounding the intersection of consciousness and technology. o Computer Underground Digest - An open forum dedicated to sharing information and the presentation and debate of diverse views. - FTP: ftp.eff.org:/pub/Publications/CuD etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/CuD/cud aql.gatech.edu;/pub/eff/cud ftp.ee.mu.oz.au:/pub/text/CuD (Australia) nic.funet.fi:pub/doc/cud (Finland) ftp.warwick.ac.uk:pub/cud (United Kingdom) o CORE core-journal@eff.org - fictional/essay e-zine - ftp ftp.eff.org for back issues o Crash - Guide to traveling through the underground. Alternative travel stories, hints, and tips. - FTP: netcom.com:/pub/johnl/zines/crash o Drum - Interesting ASCII layout concept. - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Drum - Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us etext.archive.umich.edu o Fact Sheet 5 - the e.version - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Factsheet.Five - Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us etext.archive.umich.edu o Hi-Rez - Electronic Journal for CyberBeatniks - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/CyberPunk/HI-REZ - Gopher: etext.archive.umich.edu o Holy Temple of Mass Consumption - strong ties to the finest SubGenius traditions - ftp: quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/journals/HToMC o inter\face - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Interface - Gopher: etext.archive.umich.edu o InterText (was Athene) - FTP: network.ucsd.edu:/intertext etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Literary/ - Gopher: etext.archive.umich.edu o Line_Noiz_ - ae687@freenet.carleton.ca for info - to sub send email to dodger@fubar.bk.psu.edu - with the body: Subscription LineNoiz o Meta - ftp ftp.netcom.com:/pub/mlinksva - cryptography, electronic publishing, free software development, intellectual property, internet commercialization, privacy and virtual communities. o Morpho_online - etext.archive.umich.edu - alt.cyberpunk o Obscure Electronic - Profiles the people in this publishing subculture - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Obscure.Electric - Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us etext.archive.umich.edu o Parthenogenesis - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Parthenogenesis - Gopher: etext.archive.umich.edu o Quanta export.acs.cmu.edu /pub/quanta ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals -fiction ezine o Scream Baby ftp.eff.org /pub/journals/ScreamBaby red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli o SOUND News and Arts quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/journals - e-version of the popular zine o The Undiscovered Country - the undiscovered country is a netzine regarding life/art/literature/cyberspace/philosophy/etc. - FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Zines/Literary/ o UnPlastic News ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals o Voices from the net voices-request@andy.bgsu.edu ftp sites for Voices are: etext.archive.umich.edu /pub/Zines/Voices aql.gatech.edu /pub/Zines/Voices_from_the_Net -o0 Misc Internet Art 0o- o Adam Curry's Cyber-Sleaze Report - finger adam@mtv.com or hotlist@mtv.com - worth putting in your .logout file o Coke Machines et al. - finger info or graph@drink.csh.rit.edu - finger coke@cs.cmu.edu + Tap that coke machine. - finger franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca + Random Star Trek quotes. - finger buckmr@rpi.edu + U.S. Top Pop singles for the week. - finger nasanews@space.mit.edu + Nasa daily news briefs - finger normg@halcyon.halcyon.com + Weekly Nielsen TV ratings - internet coffee machine (with Jpeg of coffee) + http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/coffee/coffee.html -=- 02.4.Organizations & Gov't | ------------------------------------- The internet is international, national and pinpoint local; private, public, profit, non-profit, all at the same time. This structure makes it not only unreasonable to impose a government upon the net, but nearly impossible. So when you talk about Gov't on the net, you are talking about the Goverment's attempts to reach out to the net.citizens and, ideally, to listen to them. -o0 The Legislative Branch 0o- o Congress Email/FTP - mail congress@hr.house.gov and ftp ftp.senate.gov - sadly I only found two senators who were using this (Alaska & Mass) o The Congress is in the process of establishing its own electronic public access links. You can get more information from any of the following. Please remember that these are not connected in any way to any White House online projects (due to the separation of powers), so if you have any problems with their systems, you will have to contact their system administrators for assistance. Senate gopher site: gopher ftp.senate.gov Senate ftp site: ftp ftp.senate.gov Library of Congress: telnet locis.loc.gov " " " : ftp seq1.loc.gov " " " : gopher marvel.loc.gov Government documents: gopher esusda.gov Government documents: gopher sunsite.unc.edu -o0 The Executive Branch 0o- The official Party Line: "The White House e-mail system is under construction. This is a new project and suffers from all of the problems common to a startup operation. The Communications office is currently working on defining what this system will do, as well as trying to come up with equipment and staffing to make sure that it works. E-mail messages are currently being printed out and responses are being sent out via US Mail. "Nobody wants this new venture to work more than the staff that has devoted so many hours to getting it up and running. But much time and effort will be required before the system is truly interactive. In the mean time, they will need a little patience from the electronic community. If you send a message to the White House, please include a US Post office address for replies." On the Internet, send to: president@whitehouse.gov or vice.president@whitehouse.gov -o0 Other 0o- o Voice of America ftp ftp.voa.gov gopher gopher.voa.gov - Voice of America Newsfiles (very very interesting. hm?) o FCC (Federal Communications Commision) Open to the public since 2-22-94 ftp ftp.fcc.gov o California Gov's Race ftp ftp.netcom.com - /pub/katbrown - info on Kathleen Brown's Campaign for California Governor -=- 02.5.Organizations | ----------------------------- Home, home on the net. The ability of the Internet to bring people together who share common interests is amazing. Someone may start a mailing list to discuss a local environmental problem, then suddenly someone from halfway around the world joins in and you learn they are having the same problem as well. Before you know it, the mailing list becomes a clearing house for information regarding environmental pollution. That is one sort of organization on the net. Other's join the net with the explicit intention of operating as an Organization. Both are growing in numbers everyday. This is the last time this section will be in the Guide. In the future please refer to the -=> OUTPOSTS <=- on the Electronic Frontier list maintained by Stanton McCandlish . available via ftp from ftp.eff.org or EFF's gopher. OUTPOSTS is posted every 21 days to the groups comp.org.eff.talk alt.politics.datahighway alt.internet.services comp.answers alt.answers news.answers ______ _____ __ __ ______ /\ ___\ /\ __ \ /\ "-.\ \ /\__ _\ \ \ \____\ \ \/\ \\ \ \-. \\/_/\ \/ __ \ \_____\\ \_____\\ \_\\"\_\ \ \_\ /\_\ \/_____/ \/____ / \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ In Part 3 of 5 copyright 1994 John Frost From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:37:49 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA18568 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:44:19 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA18074; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:44:38 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:37:49 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p3/5 To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Part III of V - 3.14.94 A Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - -=- 03.Virtual hangouts o Elists & newsgroups o e.Cafes (irc, bbs) o Parks & Rec -=- 03.1.Elists & newsgroups | ------------------------------- Two of the most common forms of discourse in virtual culture occur on the elist (or electronic mailing list) and the USENET newsgroup. While the up-to-date listings of what elists or newsgroups are up and running are available on the newsgroup news.answers or the ftp site rftm.mit.edu (/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.answers) it is very time consuming to examine each list thouroughly. The following are a few lists which either have helped to form virtual culture or deal with various aspects of it. -oO Elists Oo- o List of eLists - ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com /netinfo/interest-groups. o Acadlist - ftp KSUVXA.KENT.EDU /library - Acadlist - list of academic elists o 21st-Century list 21ST-C-L@BRUFPB.BITNET - post your views on the 21st-century. o ACE-MG almanac@esusda.gov Americans Communicating Electronically primary info source on government action to improve public access o ACTNOW-L LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET - College Activism/Information list. - To subscribe to this list, send the command, SUBSCRIBE ACTNOW-L / o ADV-ELO LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET - Sub Adv-elo - to discuss the latest advances in electronics. o ADV-INFO LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET - Sub Adv-info - list to discuss the latest advances in computing. o AIDSNEWS - send email to LISTSERV@RUTVM1.BITNET - message body: SUBSCRIBE AIDSNEWS Your_Full_Name o ALA-WO listserv@uicvm.uic.edu regular reports on legislation and access effecting library networks o Alternative Institutions AltInst-request@cs.cmu.edu - High Signal to noise ratio. o amnesty@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU Listserv@VM1.NODAK.EDU - Amnesty International's Elist - message body: sub amnesty o Anarchy List anarchy-list-request@cwi.nl - discussion of all aspects of anarchy o Anne Rice ngustas@HAMPVMS.BITNET - the works of Anne Rice. - To subscribe, send a request to ngustas@HAMPVMS.BITNET. o APOGEES listserv@VM1.NODAK.EDU - message body: sub apogees full name - information management with a business slant o ArachNet: E-Journal of Virtual Culture listserv@kentvm.kent.edu - message body: SUB ARACHNET - journal of all aspects of on-line life - ftp archive ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu /pub/ejvc o Artificial Life alife-request@cognet.ucla.edu - artificial life o AUtopia (Pirate Ship Utopia) autopia-rquest@wixer.cactus.rg - a floating technology-oriented commune - run by Jagwire X, cool ideas.... o BBS-L LISTSERV@SAUPM00.BITNET - To help people with getting BBS's going and online - Message body: subscribe bbs-l full_name o BIOSPH-L Biosphere LISTSERV%UBVM.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU - message text: SUB BIOSPH-L Your Name o CET-MG almanac@esusda.gov Communities in Economic Transition - for rural and small town groups o CNI-PUBINFO@CNI.ORG LISTSERV@CNI.ORG - CNI (Coalition for Networked Information) Access to Public Information Working Group. o COMMUNET listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu - Community and Civic Networks o COMMUNITY-ACCESS community-access-request@parc.xerox.com - Community Access Issues o Computers and Academic Freedom listserv@eff.org - put add comp-academic-freedom-news or add comp-academic-freedom-talk in the first line - computing freedom, mostly deals with college campuses - (Usenet) alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk or news o Comp-Soc@LIMBO.INTUITIVE.COM - to sub contact moderator @ taylor@LIMBO.INTUITIVE.COM - Society and Computers Information Technology o COM-PRIV com-priv-request@psi.com Commercialization/Privatization of Inet o CO_PUB_INFO listproc@resudox.net Canada's Coalition for Public Information o COUNCIL LISTSERV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU - Global Council Forum -- Moving Beyond the Nation-State - Like the UN but different. =) o CPSR LISTSERV@GWUVM.EDU - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - an elist for CPSR-related materials and announcements - an elist for CPSR-related materials and announcements o CRTNet t3b@psuvm.psu.edu - email LISTSERV@PSUVM.bitnet message body: SUB CRTNET - information theory and technologies o Cybernetics listserv@bingvaxu.cr.birminghamton.edu - message body: sub cybsys-l full_name o Cypherpunks cypherpunks@toad.com - public key encryption, remailers, e-privacy list o Cypherpunks Announcement List cypherpunks-announce-request@toad.com - lower volume o Derrida listserv@cfrvm.bitnet - message body: subscribe derrida full_name - deconstructionalists Unite :-) o DEVEL-L Technology Transfer in International Development LISTSERV@AUVM.BITNET - message text: SUB DEVEL-L Your Name o Digital Games Review digital-games-request@intuitive.com - mail info@limbo.intuitive.com [body: 'help' and 'listall Digital.Games'] - SNES, Sega, etc. o Edtech edtech@msu.edu - Educational Technology o EFF News (EFFector Online) effnews-request@eff.org - subscribe to the electronic version of EFF's zine, the EFFector (catchy huh!) o E-List Review Service listserv@kentvm.kent.edu - message body: sub libref-l your name - a useful list, if you are looking to add to your elist load (most people can handle 2 or 3). o ETHICS-L@TWNMOE10.bitnet - ETHICS-L is for discussions of ethics in computing. o Extropians extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu exi-daily-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu exi-essay-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu - nanotechnology, cryonics, anarcho-capitalist politics, technological extension of human intelligence and perception - serious discussion from an informative perspective - the first two addresses are for realtime and digest versions, respectively, the third is for essays and longer posts of interest only o FNORD-L listserv@ubvm.bitnet - Message body: sub fnord-l - philosophies of Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Dr. Lilly, etc. o FringeWare, Inc. fringeware-request@wixer.cactus.org - Paco Xander Nathan's company - Your online shopping mall for all that's kewl o FutureCulture listserv@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU - message body: sub futurec - discussion of new edge, cyebrculture, technoculture. - Discussion of future culture and all things that entails. (a lot). o Future Technologies List future-tech-request@cs.umb.edu - artificial intelligence, nanotech, etc. o GLOMOD-L GLOMOD-L@UHCCVM.bitnet - The Global Modeling Forum o GNET gnet_request@dhvx20.csudh.edu - Toward a Truely Global Network - archives @ dhvx20.csudh.edu o GopherJewels sub: LISTPROC@EINET.NET share interesting gopher finds. o ICPT-L listserv@guvm.georgetown.edu - Internet Research - message body "index ipct-l o The Information Professional's List - to join ask for info from jcook@netcom.com - for verifiable private investigators, fee-based information brokers, document retrieval liasons, commercial intelligence specialists, or related professional. Professional resumes requested. o Leri-L leri-request@pyramid.com - archives at penguin.gatech.edu pub/leri - mailing list devoted to meta-programming, philosophy, expanding consciousness, etc. and a ton of chat. - #leri is a popular channel on IRC. o Libernet - Sub address: LIBERNET-REQUEST@DARTMOUTH.EDU - Archives Coos.dartmouth.edu - Pertaining to all things libertarian. o Masonic SIG contact: Peter Trei (Internet) PTREI@ASGARD.BBN.COM - Freemasonry, their philosophy et al. - the place to lurk for conspiracy theorists! =) o MERTON-L@BYRD.MU.WVNET.EDU - sub address: LISTSERV@BYRD.MU.WVNET.EDU - MERTON-L was formed for substantive discourse on research and scholary inquiry to create and and develop knowledge about contemplative life. o Mind Machine Digest mind-l-request@asylum.sf.ca.us - ftp asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/mind-l ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk - brain stimulation, nootropics, etc. o Net Happennings: (MODERATED) high volume Includes a variety of interesting postings from around the Internet including new Gopher announcements. - To subscribe send a subscribe message to: listserv@internic.net SUBSCRIBE NET-HAPPENNINGS firstname lastname o Neuron Digest neuron-request@cattell.psych.upenn.edu -neural networks o NEWNIR-L (MODERATED) NEWNIR-L-Request%ITOCSIVM.bitnet@icineca.cineca.it announces postings regarding new information sources including Gopher, Telnet, FTP, WAIS and WWW. Moderate volume o PACS-L listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu Library & Public Access Computer Systems o PostModern Culture Journal PMC@cc.ncsu.edu [sub pmc-list your name] LISTSERV@CC.NCSU.EDU archive: ftp.cc.ncsu.edu - message body: GET PMC-TALK GUIDE PMC-TALK F=MAIL o Postmodern Culture Talk listserv@cc.ncsu.edu - [sub pmc-talk your_first_name your_last_name] o PowerGlove List listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu - - ftp karazm.math.uh.edu /pub/VR o RISKS Digest risks-request@csl.sri.com - ftp crvax.sri.com risks - the RISKS of computing in our lives o RURALDATA ruraldata-info-request@cic.net Rural Datafication Project ) planning rural community access to the Internet o RRE News Service rre-request@weber.ucsd.edu - Subject: subscribe - these days most of the messages concern the social and political aspects of computers. o SOCHIST Social History LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU - message text: SUB SOCHIST Your Name o Subgenius Subgenius-request@mc.lcs.mit - ftp quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/subgenius o TechnoNomads (Steve Roberts) technomads-request@bikelab.sun.com - the guy featured on Donahue & Mondo's list - nomadness, ham radio, mobile communities, etc. o Telecom Privacy Digest telecom-priv-request@pica.army.mil o Telecom Digest telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu - deals with all aspects of telecommunications o ThesisNet thesisnet@pobox.upenn.edu - thesisnet-request@pobox.upenn.edu - to 'subscribe' 'unsubscribe' and/or 'faq' o ThinkNet thinknet@world.std.com - philosophy, systems theory o Virtual Reality List listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet - message body: subscribe virtu-l o VPIEJ-L@VTVM1 LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU - An e-conference for electronic publishing issues - (Usenet) BIT.LISTSERV.VPIEJ-L o Y-RIGHTS@SJUVM.BITNET Listserv@sjuvm.bitnet - Youth Rights, open to all. -o0 Newsgroups 0o- A short bit on the Usenet Hierarchy. Alt.groups is supposed to stand for alternative, but should probably stand for adolescent. These are news groups waiting to grow up and consequently have a low signal to noise ratio. But like adolescents, if you really listen to them, you can gleem some really neat insights. When Alt.groups get a large enough following or a serious enough topic, they tend to graduate into other prefixes; ie, comp. (computer) rec. (recreation), sci. (science), bit. (Bitnet listservs), soc. (social, society). What this means generally, is that the group becomes heady and cliqueish. But if you're persistant ad polite, you can usually elicit a response from somebody. One final comment about USENET, anything I said above is likely to be untrue at any moment in time. Thus the attraction of USENET for even the most experienced cyberpoets. alt.3d Three-dimensional imaging. alt.activism Activities for activists. alt.aldus.pagemaker Forget expensive user support, come here instead. alt.amateur-comp The Amateur Computerist. alt.angst Anxiety in the modern world. alt.artcom Artistic Community, arts & communication. alt.astrology Twinkle, twinkle, little planet. alt.atheism.* Godless heathens next on Oprah alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's. alt.bbs.internet BBS systems accessible via the Internet. alt.bbs.lists Postings of regional BBS listings. alt.best.of.internet Sort of an oxymoron. alt.binaries.* Pictures, programs, multimedia, etc. alt.books.anne-rice A Biting look at the author and her books alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither. alt.california The state and the state of mind. alt.cd-rom That shiny amazing disc and it's users. alt.censorship Discussion about restricting speech/press. alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives. alt.comp.acad-freedom.* Academic freedom issues related to computers. alt.consciousness All aspects of consciousness. alt.conspiracy Be paranoid --'they' are out to get you. alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following alt.culture.usenet A self-referential oxymoron. alt.culture.internet A place to comment reflexively alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life. alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo Cyberpunk fiction. alt.cyberpunk.movement Cybernizing the Universe. alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology. alt.cyberspace and how it should work. alt.devilbunnies Probably better left undescribed. alt.discordia All hail Eris, etc. alt.dreams What do they mean? alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals. alt.fan.douglas-adams Author of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". alt.fan.frank-zappa Is that a Sears poncho? alt.fan.hofstadter Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach. alt.fan.mst3k Mystery Science Theatre 3000 tv show. alt.fashion All facets of the fasion industry discussed. alt.gathering.rainbow For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering. alt.gopher Discussion of the gopher information service. alt.gothic Things mournful and dark. Gothic lifestyle's alt.graffiti Usenet spraypainters and their documenters. alt.hackers Boats of projects currently under develpment. alt.history.what-if Really worth reading every now and then alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext alt.illuminati See alt.cabal. Fnord. alt.individualism Individualist discussions alt.industrial Industrial culture, etc. alt.internet.access.wanted People looking for internet access alt.internet.services Internet services alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material. alt.magick For discussion about supernatural arts. alt.meditation.transcendental Contemplation of states beyond. alt.memetics Ideas spread like genes. A new discipline. alt.mindcontrol You WILL read this group and ENJOY it! alt.music.alternative For groups with 2 or less Platinum albums. alt.news-media Don't believe the hype. alt.online-service Commercial online services, and the Internet. alt.out-of-body Nobody's home. alt.pagan Discussions about paganism & religion. alt.paranormal Phenomena which are not explicable. alt.politics.* Politics. alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction. alt.privacy Privacy issues in cyberspace. alt.prose Postings of original writings. alt.psychoactives Better living through chemistry. alt.radio.pirate Discussions surrounding pirate radio. alt.radio.scanner Discussion of scanning radio receivers. alt.rave Rave culture. alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life." alt.religion.kibology He's Fred, Jim. alt.rock-n-roll.* Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs. alt.security Security issues on computer systems. alt.security.pgp The Pretty Good Privacy package. alt.sex.* Postings of a purient nature. alt.skate-board Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding. alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture. alt.slack Posting about the Church of the Subgenius. alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated) alt.society.civil-disob Civil disobedience. alt.society.civil-liberties Individual rights. alt.society.revolution Discussions on revolution(s). alt.society.sovereign Independantistes, unite! alt.spam.tin Spam is neither particle nor wave. alt.techno-shamanism Can't program your VCR? Consult a TechnoShaman. alt.thrash Thrashlife. alt.uu.future Does Usenet University have a viable future? alt.wired Wired Magazine. alt.zines Small magazines, mostly noncommercial. bionet.info-theory Discussions about biologicalinformation theory. bionet.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences bionet.women-in-bio Discussions about women in biology. bit.listserv.biosph-l Biosphere, ecology, Discussion List. bit.listserv.cyber-l CDC Computer Discussion. bit.listserv.disarm-l Disarmament Discussion List. bit.listserv.edpolyan Professionals and Students Discuss Education. bit.listserv.edtech Educational Technology elist. bit.listserv.emusic-l Electronic Music Discussion List. bit.listserv.ethics-l Discussion of Ethics in Computing. bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List. bit.listserv.4ad-l The 4AD recording label. bit.listserv.film-l Film making and reviews List. bit.listserv.fnord-l New Ways of Thinking List. bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List. bit.listserv.gutnberg GUTNBERG Discussion List. bit.listserv.ioob-l Industrial Psychology. bit.listserv.mbu-l Megabyte University - Computers and Writing. bit.listserv.sganet Student Government Global Mail Network. bit.listserv.valert-l Virus Alert - Urgent Virus Warnings. bit.listserv.vpiej-l Electronic Publishing Discussion List. bit.listserv.xtropy-l Extropians comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.ai.neural-nets All aspects of neural networks. comp.ai.philosophy Philosophical aspects of AI. comp.bbs.misc BBS Discussion comp.dcom.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation. comp.graphics.research Highly technical computer graphics discussion. comp.graphics.visualization Info on scientific visualization. comp.internet.library Discussing electronic libraries. comp.music Applications of computers in music research. comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontiers Foundation. comp.org.eff.talk Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc. comp.org.issnnet The International Student Society for Neural Networks. comp.publish.cdrom.* Concerning cdrom publishing. comp.research.japan The nature of research in Japan. (Moderated) comp.risks Risks to the public from computers. (Moderated) comp.robotics All aspects of robots and their applications. comp.security.misc Security issues of computers and networks. comp.simulation Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated) comp.society The impact of technology on society. (Moderated) comp.society.cu-digest The Computer Underground Digest. (Moderated) comp.society.development Computer technology in developing countries. comp.society.folklore Computer folklore & culture, past & present. comp.society.futures Events in technology affecting future computing. comp.sys.* Everything you would ever need to know about computer systems comp.theory Theoretical Computer Science. comp.theory.cell-automata Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata. comp.theory.dynamic-sys Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems. comp.theory.self-org-sys Topics related to self-organization. misc.activism.progressive Information for Progressive activists. misc.int-property Discussion of intellectual property rights. misc.legal.computing Discussing the legal climate of computing. news.announce.important General announcements to all. (Moderated) news.future The future technology of network news systems. rec.arts.animation Discussion of various kinds of animation. rec.arts.anime Japanese animation fen discussion. rec.arts.comics Comic books and strips, graphic novels. rec.arts.int-fiction Discussions about interactive fiction rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.sf-reviews of science fiction/fantasy/horror works. rec.arts.sf.announce Major announcements of SF. (Moderated) rec.arts.sf.fandom Discussions of SF fan activities. rec.arts.sf.marketplace Personal for-sale notices of SF materials. rec.arts.sf.misc Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.sf.movies Discussing SF motion pictures. rec.arts.sf.reviews Critiques of sf stories. (Moderated) rec.arts.sf.science Real and speculative aspects of SF science. rec.arts.sf.tv Discussing general television SF. rec.arts.sf.written Discussion of written sf and fantasy. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.industrial Discussion of industrial-related music styles. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.newage "New Age" music discussions. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.music.video Discussion of music videos. rec.radio.amateur.misc Amateur radio practices. rec.radio.noncomm Topics relating to noncommercial radio. rec.radio.shortwave Shortwave radio enthusiasts. rec.video Video and video components. rec.video.releases Pre-recorded video releases. sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology. sci.chaos The science of Chaos. sci.cryonics People who freeze themselves after death. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.fractals Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos. sci.lang.japan The Japanese language, both spoken and written. sci.logic Logic: math, philosophy & computational aspects. sci.nanotech Molecular-scale machines. (Moderated) sci.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. sci.psychology Topics related to psychology. sci.skeptic Skeptics discussing pseudo-science. sci.space Space. The Final Frontier...not! sci.virtual-worlds Virtual reality. (Moderated). sci.virtual-worlds.apps Applications of VR technology. soc.culture.japan Everything Japanese. soc.culture.usa The culture of the United States of America. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.drugs The politics of drug issues. talk.politics.space Non-technical issues affecting space exploration. -=- 03.2.Cafes | ------------------------- If you see a net.user with more then one window open, chances are one of those windows is linked to an electronic cafe. Like ER, these coffeehouse atmospheres are prime spots for chatting or perhaps a little gaming or roleplaying. The two most plentiful forms of these cafes in virtual culture are Mu*s, or Multi-User Dimension or Dungeon (MUDS, MUSE, MUSH, etc), and IRC, or Internet Relay Chat and of course the orginal, the BBS. But new versions, offshoots, and even completely different surroundings are likely to spring up at anytime and often do. -o0 IRC 0o- o IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Info cs.bu.edu ftp.eff.org /pub/irc cs.utk.edu /pub speedy.cs.uiuc.edu /pub o IRC telnet server (Login: irc) telnet irc.demon.co.uk or 158.152.1.74 telnet sci.dixie.edu 6668 or telnet 144.38.16.2 6668 telnet irc.tuzvo.sk 6668 or telnet 192.108.157.3 6668 - Internet Relay Chat via telnet. o Virtual culture IRC channels #Autopia Jagwire X's Autopia group #ccc Chaos Computer Club ("/msg CCCServ info" for CCC info) #cDc Cult of the Dead Cow #CyberPunk Cyberpunk ("/msg CyberBot info" for CPBot Files) #drugs Drugs ("/msg LearyBot info" for LearyBot Files) #free.acid Hehehe #future FutureCulture #hack Hacking #leri For the discussion of Metaprograming and Expanding Consciousness #mindvox MindVox #phreak Hackers and Phreakers #Rave_Scen Raves #report News reports from hot spots around the world #tribe Of, about, with the tribe elist. #wired Concerning the magazine -o0 The world of Internet BBS' 0o- o Am. Philos. Assoc. eis.calstate.edu - gopher gate.oxy.edu - Philosophy. o Auggie BBS bbs.augsburg.edu (141.224.128.3) login bbs - Friendly... good archives. o Badboy nameserver.aue.com login bbs/new o Badboy's Inn badboy.aue.com login bbs o Chatsubo chatsubo.nersc.gov login guest o Cimmaron bugs.mty.itesm.mx login bbs/new (limited hours) o Cleveland Free-Net freenet-in-[a|b|c].cwru.edu 129.22.8.[75|76|82] - Usenet, MUD, USA Today, Interest groups, local mail o Eagle's Nest seabass.st.usm.edu login bbs/bbs o Endless Forest, The forest.unomaha.edu login ef o Fedworld fedworld.doc.gov - A bbs run by the NIST to house US gov't documents. o Greta's garbo.uwasa.fi login bbs/new o ISCABBS bbs.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.40.203 login new - largest bbs with 12,000 + users and over 200 online connections o Island Net telnet to island.amtsgi.bc.ca (134.87.180.1) or dial 604-477-5163. A 'guest' account is available o Kids kids.kotel.co.kr login kids/new o Mars Hotel solaria.ee.msstate.edu login bbs/bbs o Monochrome mono.city.ac.uk login mono /psswd mono - oh that british humour. o NEBBS nebbs.nersc.gov login guest o OUBBS oubbs.telecom.uoknor.edu - catering to University of Oklahoma students o Prism BBS bbs.fdu.edu login bbs o Quartz BBS quartz.rutgers.edu login bbs o Ragged Edge, the wagner.musicnet.ua.edu o SCF BBS freedom.nmsu.edu (128.123.1.14) login bbs o SkyNet hpx5.aid.no login skynet - Norway o Shadow shadow.acc.iit.edu 192.41.245.143 login o Sunset BBS paladine.hacks.arizona.edu login bbs o Virtual Rave sfraves.stanford.edu 7282 login new o YaBBS phred.pc.cc.cmu.edu 8888 128.2.111.111 8888 -o0 Other Net Cafes 0o- o usenet -alt.callahans + Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship. -=- 03.3.Parks & Rec. | ------------------------- Q. Of course, what is a culture without fun & games? (A. Boring.) Even the most dedicated hacker craves a little fun everynow and then. Here is some of the fun stuff to explore. -o0 Elists & Zines 0o- o Cyberpunk RPGs cyberrpg-request@veritas.com - Elist discussing cyber orriented RPGs o FlashLife (CP RPGs) flashlife-request@netcom.com - Elist discussing cyber orriented RPGs. o Ravelists - DCRAVES listserv@auvm.american.edu sub dcraves - Florida Raves steve@sunrise.cse.fau.edu - Manchester manchester-request@irss.njit.edu ftp irss.njit.edu /pub/manchester bands from manchester, raving, shoegazing, etc. - MidWest Raves mw-raves-request@engin.umich.edu - NE (NorthEastern) Raves ne-raves-request@silver.lcs.mit.edu - SFRaves (SanFrancisco Raves) sfraves-request@soda.berkeley.edu + rave culture, mostly in the Bay Area - SoCal Raves (Southern California) socal-raves-request@ucsd.edu - SouthEast Raves listserv@american.edu 'SUBSCRIBE SERAVES Your name' in body - UK Dance (Raves) listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk subscribe uk-dance -o0 FTP sites 0o- o soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves - Alt.rave FAQ + Brian B's excellent rave FAQ -o0 Mu*s 0o- o MUD Info oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/mud jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu - "mud list" in subject o MUD List A list of future or cyber- oriented MUDs. MUDs go up and down a lot, so, not my fault if you can't access them. AbacusMUD abacus.hgs.se 130.238.204.10 4080 BattleTech 129.72.2.48 3026 CyberWorld elf.etsu.edu 192.43.19.199.27 3000 Global MUSH lancelot.cif.rochester.edu 4207 Infinity 129.10.10.33 3000 LambdaMOO parc.xerox.com 8888 MariMUSE pc2.pc.maricopa.edu 140.198.16.12 4228 MediaMOO purple-crayon.media.mit.edu 8888 MicroMUSE michael.ai.mit.edu 18.43.0.177 SciFiMUSH zaphod.cs.uwindsor.ca 137.207.224.3 1972 SpaceMadness riemann.math.okstate.edu 139.78.1.15 6250 StarFireMUSE agronomy.auburn.edu 131.204.60.2 4201 Star Raiders ub.d.umn.edu 131.212.32.6 2000 TrekMUSE nebula.lib.vt.edu 128.173.7.183 1701 TrippyMUSH 128.153.16.13 7567 Virtual Realities coyote.wustl.edu 128.252.136.100 3019 -o0 Game Servers, Etc 0o- o Backgammon Servers telnet ouzo.rog.rwth-aachen.de 8765 - Backgammon! (Login: guest) o Eliza-type Interactive AI - telnet to debra.dgbt.doc.ca ( login: chat) o Chess Server telnet to 129.15.10.21 5000 - Play/watch real-time chess w/ human opponents. - Type 'help' for help o Game Server telnet castor.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de - a myriad online games. (Login: GAMES) o GO Server telnet hellspark.wharton.upenn.edu 6969 - Ancient Chinese Secret. Now on the Internet! o Iowa Politcl. Stk Mkt telnet ipsm.biz.uiowa.edu - Buy & sell shares in political candidates. (Non profit research proj) o The Oracle - mail oracle@cs.indiana.edu w/ subject: help - The Usenet Oracle answers all your questions! o Scrabble telnet phoenix.aps.muohio.edu 7777 - The popular Milton Bradley board game. (unable to connect) ___ ______ _____ __ __ ______ /\ ___\ /\ __ \ /\ "-.\ \ /\__ _\ \ \ \____\ \ \/\ \\ \ \-. \\/_/\ \/ __ \ \_____\\ \_____\\ \_\\"\_\ \ \_\ /\_\ \/_____/ \/____ / \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ In Part 4 of 5 copyright 1994 John Frost From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:44:47 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA18645 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:44:31 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA18202; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:45:15 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:44:47 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p4/5 To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Part IIII of V - 3.14.94 A Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - -=- 04.Resources & References o Online how-to's o Similar Lists o Assorted Online Resources o Access Points ------------------------------------------------------ -=- 04.1.Online how-to's | ---------------------------- Admittedly, the the more exotic centers of virtual culture have a steep learning curve. There are plenty of places, however, that require hardly any excess knowledge at all. Fortunately, a plethora of manuals, books and FAQs (Frequently Asked Question lists) exist to help you through your troubled times. o Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan Kahoe - ftp at ashley.cs.widener.edu /pub/zen csn.org pub/net/zen quartz.rutgers.edu pub/internet/zen relay.cs.toronto.edu pub/zen mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu gutenberg/etext92/zen10* o ftp ftp.sura.net /pub/nic - How-to's about internet (email, ftp, telnet, etc.) o nic.merit.edu /documents - Gold in Networks! - Hitchikers Guide to the Internet - New User's Questions - What is the Internet /resources - Internet Cruise o ftp.eff.org. /pub/Net_info - Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet o server.cs.virginia.edu /pub/techreports/CS-91-19.ps.Z - Virtual Reality on Five Dollars a Day by Randy Pausch, U. of Virginia, Tech Report CS-91-19 o news.answers - On USENET. (also see misc.answers) -=- 04.2.Similar lists | -------------------------- Hey, I wasn't the first one to have this idea. There are a variety of other lists out there that can direct you to Oft' used Internet resources. o gopher to una.hh.lib.umich.edu - inetdirs/ - A project called the Internet Clearing House (very nice work ppl) o Bert's BigFun List - ftp cerberus.cor.epa.gov pub/misc/bigfun o Electric Mystics Guide - ftp panda1.uottawa.ca pub/religion - guide to religious things on the net. - if you are techno-pagan they don't include you, sorry. o FutureCulture FAQ - ftp sites ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/future ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli/future.culture.d redspread.css.itd.umich.edu ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk - Also through thesisnet and listserv - started by Andy Hawks (ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu) as a compendium of all things futureculture - now maintained by the list members of FutureCulture. o Internet Services - FAQ - USENET alt.internet.services news.answers - FTP rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/ o The Jargon File (same as The Hacker's Dictionary) - ftp sites wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub ftp.uu.net /doc merit.edu /pub/doc nic.funet.fi /pub/doc pit-manager.mit.edu /pub - nice. You'll like it. o the internet and computer-mediated communication - ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-cmc - an all-encompassing list of internet-accessible information (so why are you still reading this) :-) o alt.cyberpunk faq - ftp ftp.u.washington.edu pub/alt.cyberpunk/ - restricted to the purview of the newsgroup - a WWW - HTML hypertext version now exists... keen! -=- 04.3.Assorted Online Resources | -------------------------------------- o Almanac of Events - "On this day" information. For the trivia minded. - finger copi@oddjob.uchicago.edu - mail geiser@pictel.com to join the mailing list o Anonymous post - mail anonymus+ping@tygra.michigan.com "help" - mail help@anon.penet.fi "help" o Archeological Dbase telnet cast.uark.edu or telnet 130.184.71.44 (Login: nadb) - National Arch. Database information management system. o BBSlists - - National Graphical BBS List + mail beezer@cc.utah.edu + USENET alt.bbs.* o CARL telnet pac.carl.org or 192.54.81.128 - Online database, book reviews, magazine fax delivery o current cites - ftp ftp.lib.berkeley.edu /pub/Current.Cites ftp.eff.org pub/journals - Over 30 journals in librarianship and information technology are scanned for selected articles on optical disk technologies, computer networks and networking, information transfer, expert systems and artificial intelligence, electronic publishing, and hypermedia and multimedia. Brief annotations accompany most of the citations. o DataBase Via Finger - finger help@dir.su.oz.au - Query databases, find newsgroups, access archie, etc., via finger. o Empire Schoolhouse telnet nysernet.org (login: empire) - K-12 resources, discussion groups, etc. - A gopher based BBS in NY. o FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO telnet fedix.fie.com or telnet 192.111.228.33 - info. on scholarships, minority assistance, etc. - alternative access via Gopher world menu o ftp by mail - mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com "help" o History Databases telnet ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu - History databases o Hpcwire telnet hpcwire.ans.net (Login: hpcwire) - menu-driven information searches. o human-computer interaction bibliography (hcibib) mail hcibib@rumpus.colorado.edu message body "help" - a publically accessible mail-based retrieval system for searching Human-Computer Interaction journals, conference proceedings and books. Users can send in both word queries and relevance feedback queries. Over 3200 abstracts from non-electronic sources. o Hytelnet Are you familiar with HYTELNET by Peter Scott? This is a hypertext program for PC, Mac and other platforms that lists ostensibly ALL telnet-accessible resources on the Net, all over the world. Updates are almost constant and are mailed to Scott's mailing list members. You can anonymous ftp the files from ftp.usask.ca or telnet to that same address and check out a (slow) Unix version of HYTELNET. (on Netcom you can just type ) o USENET posts thru email - News Mail Servers mail [newsgroup]@cs.utexas.edu - Post to Usenet news via email.(eg. [newsgroup] = alt-bbs) o virtual center for the study of virtual spaces (vcsvs) mail vcsvs-request@nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu asking for info - ftp nicco.sscnet.ucla.edu /pub/papers -=- 04.4.Access Points | ----------------------------- So, you say, I've got this wonderful Internet access setup at work or school... what happens when I graduate or lose my job? Or perhaps you've got a friend who is moving to the otherside of the continent. Is there a way for you to remain in contact over email? Fortunately, there are easy answers to these queries. -o0 Lists to checkout 0o- o Community Networks Surv ftp atlas.ce.washington.edu pub/seattle-community-network/community-networks/surveys - A collection of data regarding freenet's around the world. o Pdial/Kaminski List ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/pdial USENET: news.answers, alt.internet.access.wanted, alt.bbs.lists - A nearly complete list of access points to the the Internet. Check the Pdial list first. - Area Codes with access as of Oct 1st 1993. (may not be local to your prefix, check phone book) 201 jvnc-tiger 202 CAPCON clarknet express tmn 203 jvnc-tiger 205 nuance 206 eskimo GLAIDS halcyon netcom nwnexus olympus 212 echonyc maestro mindvox panix pipeline 213 crl dial-n-cerf kaiwan netcom 214 metronet netcom 215 jvnc-tiger PREPnet 216 OARnet wariat 217 prairienet 301 CAPCON clarknet express tmn 303 cns csn netcom nyx 310 class crl dial-n-cerf kaiwan netcom 312 mcsnet netcom 313 michnet MSen 401 anomaly ids jvnc-tiger 403 PUCnet 404 crl netcom 408 a2i netcom portal tellink 410 CAPCON clarknet express 412 PREPnet telerama 415 a2i class crl dial-n-cerf IGC netcom portal tellink well 416 hookup.net uunorth 419 OARnet 503 agora.rain.com netcom 503 teleport 504 sugar 508 anomaly nearnet northshore novalink 510 class crl dial-n-cerf holonet netcom 512 realtime 513 fsp OARnet 514 CAM.ORG 516 jvnc-tiger 517 michnet 519 hookup.net uunorth 602 crl evergreen indirect 603 MV nearnet 609 jvnc-tiger 613 uunorth 614 OARnet 616 michnet 617 delphi nearnet netcom northshore novalink world 619 class crash.cts.com cyber dial-n-cerf netcom 703 CAPCON clarknet express netcom tmn 704 concert Vnet 707 crl 708 mcsnet 713 blkbox nuchat sugar 714 class dial-n-cerf express kaiwan netcom 717 PREPnet 718 maestro mindvox netcom panix pipeline 719 cns csn oldcolo 804 wyvern 814 PREPnet 815 mcsnet 818 class dial-n-cerf netcom 906 michnet 907 alaska.edu 908 express jvnc-tiger 916 netcom 919 concert -o0 Public Access Sites & Freenets 0o- o Freenets telnet nyx.cs.du.edu or 130.253.192.68 (login: new) - Free account, with access to various UNIX features. telnet hermes.merit.edu or telnet 35.1.48.150 telnet m-net.ann-arbor.mi.us or telnet 35.208.17.4 - Which host: um-m-net Enter 'g' for guest. login: newuser telnet yfn.ysu.edu login: visitor ______ _____ __ __ ______ /\ ___\ /\ __ \ /\ "-.\ \ /\__ _\ \ \ \____\ \ \/\ \\ \ \-. \\/_/\ \/ __ \ \_____\\ \_____\\ \_\\"\_\ \ \_\ /\_\ \/_____/ \/____ / \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ In Part 5 of 5 copyright 1994 John Frost From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:45:24 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA20239 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:47:40 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA18670; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:48:22 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:45:24 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture - 3.14.94 - p5/5 To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Part V of V - 3.14.94 A Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture -=- 05.Offline Interests o Magazines o Bibliography -=- 05.Offline Interests ------------------------------------------------------ -=- 05.1.Magazines | ----------------------- aXcess PO Box ----- San Deigo, CA 920?? -"Music, Cyberculture, Style" professes the banner. I give them high marks for the music and cyberculture, and low marks for the Style and the definate Southern California centricity of the articles. But this *was* the first issue -$4 an issue, $?? for 6 issues. Boardwatch Black Ice Body Art bOING bOING PO Box 18432 Boulder, CO 80308 -cyberpunk zine. Not as glossy as the others that have recently debuted, but who needs all those pretty pictures anyway. -$4 an issue, $14 for 4 issues Communications of the ACM Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction Cryonics Magazine CyberEdge Journal Cybertek Disco Family Plan Edge Detector EFF Effector Membership Coordinator Electronic Frontier Foundation 1001 G Street, N.W. Suite 950 East Washington, DC 20001 USA Membership rates: $20.00 (student or low income membership) $40.00 (regular membership) -the print magazine of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A bible of constitutional thought and action regarding the online world. -A $40 membership will merit you a subscription. Join yesterday! (Backdate your check =) EXTROPY: The Journal of Trans-humanist Thought PO Box 57306 Los Angeles, CA 90057-0306 -There are also a few Mailing lists and USENET groups that follow this subject. Check those out before checking out this magazine. -$9 two issues (one year) FactSheet-Five Seth Friedman PO Box 170099 San Francisco CA 94117-0099 -independently-oriented reviewers of the zine culture. It was gone, but now it's back. -1 issue $4, 6 issues $20 (or more) FAD Magazine Fluxu8 Freakbeat Full Disclosure Future Sex Hack-Tic The HardCore Interference on the Brain Screen Internet Business Journal E-mail: 72302.3062@compuserve.com phone: (613) 747-6106. $149 ($179 Canadian) for a one year (6 issue plus six supplements) Internet World E-mail: meckler@jvnc.net. Phone: (800)-MECKLER. [Subscription price?] Intertek Interzone Iron Feather Journal Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine The Journal of Complex Systems The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Matrix News E-mail: mids@tic.com Published in online and paper editions. Online edition is $25 for 12 monthly issues ($15 for students.) Mondo 2000 PO Box 10171 Berkeley, CA 94709 415.845.9018 (phone) 415.649.9630 (fax) mondo2k@well.sf.ca.us mondo2k@mindvox.phantom.com -your guide to all things cyberpunk and some things not. The Original magazine to document this virutal culture, but, unless they change for the next issue, not the best. -$24 for 5 issues (published quarterly, maybe) Nootropic News Online Access E-mail: 70324.343@compuserve.com Subscription is $19.80 for 8 issues Pixel: The Magazine of Scientific Visualization Pixel Vision Robot Experimenter Science Fiction Eye Science Fiction Studies Sector 9737 Sound Choice Audio Evolution network SOUND News and Arts TAP Technology Works Territories 2600 PO Box 752 Middle Island, NY 11953-0752 516.751.2600 (office) 516.751.2608 (fax) 2600@well.sf.ca.us -the famous hacker's zine. Still ticking. -subscriptions are $21 for 4 issues (published quarterly) -back issues are $25 / year Urb Magazine US RAVE Magazine Verbum: The Journal of Personal Computer Aesthetics Virus 23 Whole Earth Review WIRED info@wired.com -The magazine is hot! and made quite a buzz across the internet for weeks after it debuted -now it is publishing 12 months a year -$4 an issue. $29.95 / year. Zine Exchange -=- 05.2.Bibliography | ------------------------ ??? American Flagg - comic Cyberpunk - comic Dirty Pair - comic Judge Dredd - comic Vertigo Series - DC comics Anonymous - Go Ask Alice. Diary of 15 year-old girl in the drug world - Computers: Crimes, Clues, and Controls. Hacking Abraham, Ralph - A Visiual Introduction to Dynamical Systems Theory - The Visual Mathematics Library Acker, Kathy - Blood and Guts in High School (fiction) - Don Quixote, which was a dream (fiction) - Empire of the Senseless (fiction) - Great Expectations (fiction) - The Adult Life of Toulouse-Lautrec - In Memoriam to Identity Adams, Douglas - The Meaning of Liff (fiction) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fiction) - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (fiction) - Life, the Universe, and Everything (fiction) - So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (fiction) - Mostly Harmless (fiction) - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (fiction) - The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (fiction) Aldiss, Brian Wilson - Barefoot in the Head (fiction) - Enemies of the System (fiction) Algren, Nelson - Man with the Golden Arm (fiction) Army, U.S. - Computer-Related Crime Artaud, Antonin - The Peyote Dance Ashby, W. Ross - An Introduction to Cybernetics Asimov, Isaac - The Robot Novels - Robots: Machines in Man's Image - The Foundation Series Austakalnis, Steve & David Blatner - Silicon Mirage. Vr Bachman, Richard - The Running Man (fiction) Ballard, J. G. - The Atrocity Exhibition (Re/Search publication) - Crash (fiction) - Concrete Island - High rise Barlow, John Perry - Everything We Know is Wrong (forthcoming) Barnes, Steven - Gorgon Child (fiction) - Streetlethal (fiction) Barrow, John and Frank Tipler - The Anthropic Cosmological Principle Barry, Judith - Public Fantasy. PoMo Bass, Thomas - The Eudaemonic Pie. Chaos Bateson, Gregory - Steps to an Ecology of Mind - Mind and Nature: Necessary Unity Baudrillard, Jean - The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture - Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America (ed.) - The Ecstacy of Communication - America - Simulations - In the Shadow of the Silent Majorities - Seduction - Cool Memories Bear, Greg - Blood Music (fiction) - Eon (fiction) - Eternity (fiction; sequel to Eon) - Beyond Heaven's River (fiction) - Forge of God (fiction) - Great Sky River (fiction) - Psychlone (fiction) - Strength of Stones (fiction) - The Wind Froma Burning Woman (fiction) Beck, Jerome, & Rosenbaum, Marsha - Pursuit of Ecstacy: The MDMA Experience Bell, Madison Smartt - The Washington Square Ensemble - Waiting for the End of the World Belsito, Peter - HardCore California - Notes from the Pop Underground Benedikt, Michael - Cyberspace: First Steps + the canonical cyberspace resource. Benford, Gregory - Against Infinity Bernal, J. D. - The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Bester, Alfred - Computer Connection (fiction) - Golem 100 (fiction) - The Demolished Man (fiction) - The Stars My Destination (fiction) Betanacourt, G. - Johnny Zed (fiction) Bethke, Bruce - Cyberpunk (fiction) - Elimination Round (fiction) Bey, Hakim - T.A.Z. Black, Bob - The Abolition of Work and Other Essays - Friendly Fire - Rants and Mineral Tracts (with Adam Parfrey, eds.) Blake, William - The Mariage of Heaven and Hell Blankenship, Loyd (Steve Jackson Games) - GURPS Cyberpunk RPG Bloombecker, Buck - Spectacular Computer Crimes Blumlein, Michael - The Movement of Mountains (fiction) Bova, Ben - Exiled from Earth (fiction) Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451 (fiction) Brecher, Edward M. (Consumer's Union) - Guide to Licit and Illicit Drugs Breton, Andre - What is Surrealism? Selected Writings - Manuifestos of Surrealism Brin, David -Earth (fiction) Brockman, John (ed) - Speculations: Reality Club 1 - Doing Science: Reality Club 2 - Ways of Knowing: Reality Club 3 Brunner, John - The Shockwave Rider (fiction) - Stand on Zanzibar (fiction) - The Jagged Orbit (fiction) - The Sheep Look Up (fiction) - The Stone that Never Came Down (fiction) Budrys, Algis - Michaelmas (fiction) Burger, Ralf - COmputer Viruses: A High Tech Disease Burgess, Anthony - A Clockwork Orange (fiction) - The End of the World News: An Entertainment. Burroughs, William S. - Interzone (fiction) - Naked Lunch (fiction) - Nova Express (fiction) - The Soft Machine (fiction) - Ticket That Exploded (fiction) - The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead (fiction) - The Third Mind - The Yage Letters - The Adding Machine: Selected Essays - The Last Words of Dutch Schultz - The Western Lands - Cities of the Red Night Butler, Jack - Nightshade (fiction) Cadigan, Pat - MindPlayers (fiction) - Indigo (fiction) - Patterns (fiction) - Synners (fiction) Card, Orson Scott - Ender's Game (fiction) Carlisle, Anne - Liquid Sky (fiction) Chambers, Iain - Popular Culture: The Metropolitan Experience (fiction) Chesebro, James w. and Donald g. Bonsall - Computer-mediated Communication: human relationships in a computerized world Churchland, Patricia - Neurophilosophy:...Unified Science of the Mind/Brain Consumer Reports - Complete Drug Reference Cornwall, Hugo - Datatheft. Hacking - Hacker's Handbook III. Hacking. Crick, Francis - Life Itself: It's Origin and Nature Cross, Ronald Anthony - Prisoners of Paradise (fiction) Crowley, Aleister - Diary of a Drug Fiend - Magick Without Tears Davies, Paul - The Accidental Universe Davis, Douglas - Art and the Future Dean, Ward - Smart Drugs & Nutrients. Nootropics, smart drugs Deken, Joseph - Computer Images: State of the Art Delany, Paul and George Landlow (eds) - Hypermedia & Literary Studies Delany, Samuel - Dahlgren (fiction) - Babel 17 (fiction) - Nova (fiction) - The Edge of Space: Three Original Novellas of SF Delgado, Jose - Physical Control of the Mind: Towards Psychocivilized DeLillo, Don - White Noise (fiction) Denning, Peter J. (ed. ACM) - Computers Under Attack Denton, Bradley - Wrack'n'Roll (fiction) de Quincy, Thomas - Confessions of an English Opium Eater Derrida, Jacques - Of Grammatology - Speech and Phenomena - Writing and Difference Dick, Philip K. - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner)(fiction) - Flow My Tears the Policeman Said (fiction) - Vulcan's Hammer (fiction) - Ubik (fiction) - A Scanner Darkley (fiction) Dickson, Gordon - The R-Master (fiction) Dobbs, Bob - Book of the SubGenius Dozois, Gardner - Slow Dancing Through Time (fiction) Drexler, Eric - Engines of Creation. Nanotechnology - Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution Duchamp, Marcel - The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp Eco, Umberto - Foucault's Pendulum (historical fiction) - Travels in Hyper Reality: Essays Effinger, George Alec - A Fire in the Sun (fiction) - When Gravity Fails (fiction) - The Exile Kiss (fiction) Eisner, Bruce - Ecstacy: The MDMA Story Em, David - The Art of David Em: 100 Computer Paintings Farren, Mick - The Long Orbit (fiction) Faust, Clifford - The Company Man (fiction) - A Death of Honor (fiction) Feynman, Richard - QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Fjermedal, Grant - The Tomorrow Makers (fiction) Foley, James et al - Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice Ford, John - Web of Angels (fiction) Forester, Tom - Computer Ethics. Hacking, viruses, etc Foster, Alan Dean - Cyber Way (fiction) Friedman, David - The Machinery of Freedmon. Anarchy Furst, Stevyn - Hallucinogens and Culture Gerrold, David - When Harlie Was One Gibson, William - Burning Chrome (fiction) - Count Zero (fiction) - The Difference Engine (with Bruce Sterling)(fiction) - Mona Lisa Overdrive (fiction) - Neuromancer (fiction) - Virtual Light (fiction) - Agrippa: A Book of the Dead (poem: multimedia) Gleick, James - Chaos: The Making of a New Science Goodman, Cynthia - Digital Visions: COmputers and Art Gracie & Zarkov - Notes from Underground. Drugs Griffith, Winter - Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs Grof, Stanislov - The Human Encounter with Death. Death, Psychology, LSD - Realms of the Human Unconscious. LSD, Subconscious. Gunderloy, Mike and Cari Goldberg Janice - Zine Culture Gyson, Brion and Terry Wilson - Here to Go: Planet 101 Hafner, Katie with John Markoff - Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers...Frontier Hamit, Francis & Wes Thomas - Virtual Reality: Adventures in Cyberspace Hand, Elisabeth - Winterlong (fiction) Aestival Tide (fiction) Icarus Descending (fiction) Harasim, Linda, ed. - Global Networks: computers and international communication Harraway, Donna - Simians, Cyborgs & ... Harrison, Harry - Make Room! Make Room! (fiction) Harry, M. - Computer Underground: Hacking, Piracy, Phreaking, & ...Crime Hattori, Katura - What's Virtual Reality? Hawke, Simon - Psychodrome (fiction) Hawking, Stephen - A Brief History of Time Heinlein, Robert - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (fiction) - Notebooks of Lazarus Long (fiction) - Stranger in a Strange Land (fiction) - Time Enough for Love (fiction) - not to mention all the others he wrote Helsel, Sandra & Judith Roth - Virtual Reality: Practice, Theory, & Promise Herbert, Nick - Faster Than Light: Superluminal Loopholes in Physics - Quantum Reality: Beyond the New Physics Herer, Jack - Hemp & Marijuana Conspiracy: The Emperor Wears No Clothes Hoffman, Abbie - Steal This Book - Steal This Urine Test: Fighting Drug Hysteria - Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture - Best of Abbie Hoffman Hofmann, Albert - Insight/Outlook - LSD: My Problem Child Hofstadter, Douglas R. - The Mind's I: Reflections on Self & Soul Holmes, Thomas - Electronic and Experimental Music Home, Stewart - The Assault on Culture Hooper, Judith - Would the Buddha Wear A Walkman? Catalogue of Consciousness Hoy, ??? - Loompanics Greatest Hits Hoyle, Fred and Chandra Wickramasinghe - Living Comets Hutchison, Michael - Mega-brain. Consciousness, Brain growth, stimulation Huxley, Aldous - Brave New World (fiction) - Brave New World Revisited (fiction) - The Doors of Perception. Mescaline encounters - Ends and Means. Nature of ideals and realization - Heaven and Hell - Island (fiction) - Moksha. Hallucinogens, religious experiences, visions - Perennial Philosophy. Philosophy and religion Huyssen, Andreas - After the Great Divide: Modernism, Mass Culture, Postmodern Jacobsen, Linda (ed) - Cyberarts: Exploring art and technology Jahn, robert and Brenda Dunne - Margins of Reality..Consciousnes.... Jeter, K. W. - Death Arms (fiction) - Dr. Adder (fiction) - Farewell Horizontal (fiction) - Infernal Devices (fiction) - The Glass hammer (fiction) Kadrey, Richard - Metrophage (fiction) Kawaguchi, Yoichiro - Growth Metamorphogenesis. Computer art Kehoe, Brendan - Zen and the Art of the Internet Kerouac, Jack - On the Road Kelly, James Patrick - Look Into the Sun (fiction) Kelly, Kevin - SIGNAL: Communications Tools of the Information Age Kesey, Ken - Sometimes a Great Notion. Autobiography - Further Inquiry. Tales of the Merry Pranksters Key, William Bryan - Subliminal Seduction - Media Sexploitation - The Clam-Plate Orgy Kowalski, Roy - The Science of Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments Kroker, Arthur, and David Cook - The Postmodern Scene Krol, Ed - The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog Krueger, Myron W. - Artificial Reality - Artificial Reality II Kunetka, James - Nature's End (fiction) Lacan, Jacques - Television Laidlaw, Marc - Dad's Nuke (fiction) - Neon Lotus (fiction) Landreth, Bill - Out of the Inner Circle. Hacking Langston, Christopher - Artificial Life 1 - Artificial Life 2 LaQueye Tracey and Jeanne Ryer - The Internet Companion Laurel, Brenda - The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design - Computers as Theatre Leary, Timothy - Changing My Mind, Among Others - Flashbacks - Info Psychology - Neuropolitiques - Politics of Ecstacy - Psychedelic Experience LeGuin, Ursula - Always Coming Home (fiction) Lee, Marvin - Acid Dreams: CIA, LSD, and the Sixties Lem, Stanislaw - Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (fiction) - Solaris - The Futuroligcal Congress - The Cyberiad - One Human Minute - Fiasco - A Perfect Vacuum - Imaginary Magnitude Lennon, John - Lost Prophetic Writings Levy, Steven - Hackers. Origins of hackers Lewit, S. N. - Cyberstealth (fiction) - Dancing Vac (fiction) Leyner, Mark - My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist (fiction) - American Made (fiction) - I Was an Infinitely Hot and Dense Dot (fiction) Lilly, John - Center of the Cyclone: An Autobiography of Inner Space - The Deep Self: Profound Relaxation....Isolation Tank - Programming and Meta-programming the Human Biocomputer - Simulations of God: The Science of Belief - The Dyadic Cyclone: Autobiography of a Couple - The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography - John Lilly, so far... Lippard, Lucy R. - Contemporary Art and the Art of Prehistory Lovecock, James - Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Lucky, Robert (executive director of bell labs) - silicon dreams: information, man, and machine. 1992 + how information theory shapes the world of computers. Ludlow, ??? - Hasheesh eater: The Life of Pythagorean. published in 157! Lyotard, Jean-Francois - The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge Lyttle, ??? - Psychedelic Monographs and Essays Volumes #1-5 Maddox, Tom - Halo (fiction) Malacalypse the Younger - The Principia Discordia. Mandlebrot, Benoit - The Fractal Geometry of Nature Marcus, Greil - Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century Mason, Lisa - Arachne (fiction) McAfee, John - Computer Viruses, Worms....And Other Threats to your System McAffrey, Larry - Storming the Reality Studio. Cyberpunk, postmodern fiction - Across the Wounded Galaxies McDonald, Ian - Out on Blue Six (fiction) McHale, Brian - Postmodern Fiction McKenna, Dennis - The Invisible Landscape McKenna, Terence - The Archaic Revival - Food of the Gods - True Hallucinations McLellan, H. - Virtual Reality: A Selected Bibliography McLuhan, Marshall - Verbi-Voco-Visual Explorations - Through the Vanishing Point: Space in Poetry & Painting - >>From Cliche to Archetype - Culture is our Business - Take Today: The Executve as Drop-Out - The City as Classroom: Understanding Media & Language - Laws of Media: The New Science - The Global Village: TransformAtions in World Life... Milan, Victor - The Cybernetic Samurai (fiction) - The Cybernetic Shogun (fiction) Minsky, Marvin - Society of Mind - Robotics - The Turing Option Misha - Red Spider, White Web (fiction) Mondo 2000 - A User's Guide to the New Edge Moorcock, Michael - The Cornelious chronicles (fiction) Moravec, Hans - Mind Children Morgan, Ted - Literary Outlaw: Life & Times of William S. Burroughs Murphy, Pat - The Falling Woman (fiction) Myers, Norman - Gaia: An Atlas of Planet Management Nelson, Theodor - Cumpter Lib/Dream Machines - Literary Machines Orwell, George - 1984 (fiction) Otomo, Katsuhiro - Akira Pagels, Heinz - The Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics As Language of Nature Palmer, Thomas - Dream Science (fiction) Parker, Don - Fighting Computer Crime Parsegian, V. Lawrence - This Cybernetic World. Cybernetics Parfrey, Adam - Apocalypse Culture. Pomo/industrialism - Rants and Incendiary Tracts Pearson, Durk and Sandy Shaw - Life Extension: Practical Scientific Approach - Life Extension Companion Peitgen, Heinz-Otto and Peter Richter - The Beauty of Fractals Pelton, Ross - Mind Food & Smart Pills. Neuropharmacology Penley, Constance & Andrew Ross (eds.) - Technoculture Perry, Paul - On the Bus. Story of Ken Kesey and Merry Pranksters - Haight-Ashbury: A History Pfohl, Stephen - Death at the Parasite Cafe Pickover, Clifford - Computers and the Imagination Pirsig, Robert - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Platt, Charles - The Silicon Man Pohl, Frederick - Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (fiction) - Gateway (fiction) - Heechee Rendezvous (fiction) - Man Plus (fiction) - The Annals of the Heechee (fiction) Porush, David - The Soft Machine: Cybernetic Fiction Potter, Beverly - Way of the Ronin. Career, vocation changes Powell, William - The Anarchists Cookbook. Drug abuse, explosives, firearms Pynchon, Thomas - Crying of Lot 49 (fiction) - Gravity's Rainbow (fiction) - V (fiction) - Vineland (fiction) Quarterman, John S. - The Matrix. Computer Networks Rand, Ayn - For the New Intellectual. Philosophy Ratsch, ??? - Gateway to Inner Space Regis, Ed - Great Mambo Chicken & the Transhuman Condition Re/Search - Industrial Culture Handbook. Industrial musicians profiles - Modern Primitives - PRANKS! - Angry Women Rheingold, Howard - Virtual Reality. Cybernetics, virtual reality, simulation - Virtual Communities Rivlin, Robert - The Algorithmic Image: Graphic Images of the Computer Age Roberts, Steven - Computing Across America Robinson, Spider - Mindkiller: A Novel of the Near Future (fiction) Ronell, Avital - The Telephone Book: Technology, Schizophrenia, .... - Crack Wars: Literature, Addiction, Mania Roszak, Theodore - The Cult of Information: The Folklore of Computers... Rucker, Rudy - Software (fiction) - Wetware (fiction) - The Secret of Life (fiction) - Masters of Space and Time (fiction) - Spacetime Donuts (fiction) - The 5th Franz Kafka (fiction) - White Light (fiction) - Mind Tools: The 5 Levels of Mathematical Reality - The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes - Transreal! (fiction) - Semiotext(e) (ed. w/ Robert A. Wilson, Peter Wilson) - M2k: User's Guide to the New Edge (ed. w/ RU Sirius et al) Ruelle, David - Chance and Chaos Russo, Richard Paul - Inner Eclipse (fiction) - Subterranean Gallery (fiction) - Destroying Angel (fiction) Ryan, Thomas - The Adolescence of PI (fiction) Sarfatti, Jack - Space-Time and Beyond Schafer, Murray - The Tuning of the World. Electronic Music Schultes, Richard Evans - Plants of the Gods: Origins of Hallucinogens Schodt, Frederik - Inside the Robot Kingdom: ...Coming Robotopia Sheldrake, Robert - A New Science of Life:....Formative Causation - The Rebirth of Nature: Greening of Science and God - The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance .... Shelley, Mary - Frankenstein (fiction) Sherman, Barry - Glimpses of Heaven, Visions of Hell. VR Shiner, Lewis - Frontera (fiction) - Deserted Cities of the Heart (fiction) - Slam (fiction) Shirley, John - Eclipse (fiction) - Eclipse Corona (fiction) - Eclipse Penumbra (fiction) - Total Eclipse (fiction) - City Come A'Walkin' (fiction) - Heatseeker (fiction) - Transmaniacon (fiction) - A Splendid Chaos (fiction) Shulgin, Ann and Alexander - PIKHAL: A Chemical Love Story - The Controlled Substance Act Sieber, Ulrich - International Handbook on Computer Crime Sirius, R.U. & Rudy Rucker (eds) - A User's Guide to the New Edge Smith, Thomas - Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects Solomonides, Tony and Les Levidow - Compulsive Technology... Spinrad, Norman - Agent of Chaos (fiction) - Little Heroes (fiction) - Other Americas (fiction) - Streetman (fiction) - Bug Jack Barron (fiction) Stafford, Peter - Psychedelics Encyclopedia Stang, Ivan - High Weirdness By Mail. Fringes of culture sources - Three-Fisted Tales of Bob. Subgenius Starks, ??? - Cocaine Fiends and Reefer Madness. Drugs on film Stelarc - Obsolete Body Suspensions Stephenson, Neal - Snow Crash (fiction) Sterling, Bruce - Artificial Kid (fiction) - Crystal Express (fiction) - Difference Engine (with William Gibson) - Involution Ocean (fiction) - Islands in the Net (fiction) - Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (editor) - Schismatrix (fiction) - The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder..Frontier - Globalhead (fiction) Stevens, Jay - Storming Heaven: LSD & the American Dream Stoll, Clifford - The Cuckoo's Egg. Hacking Sturgeon, Theodore - More Than Human (fiction) Swanwick, Michael - Vacuum Flowers (fiction) - In the Drift (fiction) - Stations of the Tide (fiction) Swezey, ??? - AMOK Dispatch Tamm, Eric - Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound Thom, Rene - Semiophysics: A Sketch Thompson, Hunter S. - Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 - The Great Shark Hunt: Gonzo Papers 1 - Generation of Swine: Gonzo Papers 2 - Songs of the Doomed: Gonzo Papers 3 Todd, Stephen and William Latham - Evolutionary Art and Computers Toffler, Alvin - Future Shock. Social Change - The Third Wave. Social Change - War- Anti-War Turkle, Sherry - The Second Self: Computers & the Human Spirit 2030, F.M. - Upwingers - Are You A Transhuman? Tzara, Tristan - Seven Dada Manifestos and Lampistries Vallee, Jacques - The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist Varley, John - The Ophiuchi Hotline (fiction) - Millenium (fiction) Vinge, Vernor - Marooned Across Real-time (fiction) - True Names and Other Dangers (fiction) - Threats and Other Promises (fiction) - The Peace War (fiction) Vollman, William - You Bright and Risen Angels (fiction) Wade, ??? - Anarchist's Guide to the BBS Warhol, Andy - Diaries - POPism: The Warhol 60's Weil, Andrew - Marriage of Sun & Moon: Quest for Unity in Consciousness - Natural Mind: Investigation of Drugs and Higher Consciousness - Chocoloate to Morphine: Understanding Mind-Active Drugs Wells, H.G. - The Island of Dr. Moreau Whole Earth Catalog - Essential Whole Earth Catalog - The Fringes of Reason - Signal, Communications for the Information Age - Software Catalog - Whole Earth Access Mail Order Catalog Wiener, Norbert - Cybernetics: Control & Communication in Animal and Machine - The Human Use of Human Beings Williams, Walter Jon - Angel Station (fiction) - Facets (fiction) - Hardwired (fiction) - Solips System (fiction) - Voice of the Whirlwind (fiction) Wilson, Robert Anton - Cosmic Trigger - Cosmic Trigger 2 - Historical Illuminatus Chronicles (fiction) The Earth Will Shake Nature's God The Widow's Son - Illuminati Papers - The Illuminatus! Trilogy (fiction) - Ishtar Rising - Masks of the Illuminati (fiction) - New Inquisition - Prometheus Rising - Quantum Psychology - Right Where You are Sitting Now - Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy (fiction) - Sex & Drugs, A Journey Beyond Limits - The Earth Will Shake (fiction) - The Widow's Son (fiction) - The Book of the Breast - Natural Law, or Don't put a Rubber on your Willy - Wilhelm Reich in Hell - Coincidence: A Head Test Windling, Terri (editor) - Borderlands (fiction) - Bordertown (fiction) Wolfe, Tom - Electrik Kool-Aid Acid Test. Kesey & Pranksters & Haight-Ashbury Wolfram, Stephen - Mathematica: System for Doing Mathematics by Computer Womack, Jack - Ambient (fiction) Terraplane (fiction) Heathern (fiction) Elvissey (fiction) Wright, Robert - Three Scientists and Their Gods. Information age Zahn, Timothy - Cobra (fiction) - Cobra Bargain (fiction) - Cobra Strike (fiction) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o -=- Final Words -=- o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo As you can see this document is shorter in some sections then in other. But it's a living document. It will grow and morph through time. If you want to add anything to it... or see a new section... just send me a note. I have to give credit where it's due... many thanks to Andy Hawks for starting the FutureCulture elist, the home of this document. The inspiration and content of the cyberpoet's guide comes largely from the FutureCulture FAQ, which was authored by Andy. Others who contributed in detail and spirit are Freeside's Thesisnet-FAQ, John December's Internet-cmc, and Scott Yanoff's Internet Services List. Many thanks to them as well. 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The Ezine [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [][][] [][] [] [][][] [][][] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [][] [] [] [] [][][] [][][] [] [][][] (c) copyright 1994 John Frost From frost@netcom.com Mon Mar 14 10:48:31 1994 Received: from mail.netcom.com (netcom5.netcom.com) by vela.acs.oakland.edu with SMTP id AA22361 (5.65c+/IDA-1.4.4); Mon, 14 Mar 1994 21:52:55 -0500 Received: from localhost by mail.netcom.com (8.6.4/SMI-4.1/Netcom) id SAA19118; Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:53:43 -0800 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 18:48:31 -0800 (PST) From: John Frost Subject: Kibble: the Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Journal To: "Cyberpoet's Guide Distribution" , MEDS002@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU, tribe@oakland.edu, voidmstr@phantom.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [][][] [][] [] [][][] [][][] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [][] [] [] [] [][][] [][][] [] [][][] Cyberpoet's Guide to Virtual Culture Journal Issue.1.00 3-14-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxX x x X -=*=- X x C O N T E N T S ! x X X x 1- Editorial o Welcome to Kibble the zine x X 2- Guest FAQ o Clipper News & action. X x 3- Ongoing projects o Interpedia - Internet Encyclopedia x X 4- Upcoming conferences o DEFCON ][ - July 22, 23, 24 - 1994 X x 5- Letters to the editor o x X 6- Editorial Policy o X x x XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXXxX Information wants to be free. Believe it, pal. -=- Bruce Sterling If only you could see what I've seen through your eyes. -=- Blade Runner I think that a new kind of replicator has recently emerged on this very planet. it is staring us in the face. It is still in its infancy, still drifting clumsily about in its primeval soup, but already it is achieving evolutionary change at a rate which leaves the old gene panting far behind..... -=- Richard Dawkins [concerning memes] The techno-underground is a direct descendant of the hippy revolution. -=- Select Magazine (April '92) They made LSD illegal. I wonder what they're going to do about this stuff. -=- Jerry Garcia (about VR) Cyberpunk is really about the present. -=- Rudy Rucker On the Internet, no one knows that you're a dog. -=- New Yorker Comic -=- 1- Editorial | ------------------/ Welcome to the first issue of Kibble: the cyberpoet's guide to virtual culture journal. Why 'kibble' you may ask? A logical question. Phillip K Dick fans will have already grep'd that 'kibble' is a word used in his famous tome "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", which later was made into a movie we know as _BladeRunner_. Kibble then, is the extraneous stuff laying around. The things society has cast off to the junkyards and backyards everywhere. But more specifically, the refuge that has overflown the borders of the junkyards and that has begun to clutter up our streets, our minds, our friendships and our politics. Yes, there seems to be alot of kibble around these days. Who really gives a shit about the Whitewater affair. It's just political kibble cluttering up my mind. I wanna know how to get more and better jobs in Califormia. How to solve the war in the old Yugoslavia. And I want to know why if there is so much extra wheat in America that we have to pay people not to grow it, then why are there people starving today? Kibble is the drug war and the anti-gang crusade, instead of the education war and the youth brigade crusade. Kibble is the gov'ts adoption of the clipperchip when the clipper functions are already old tech and wasted spending. Kibble is the FBI's attempt assemble an interception site on the Internet for all datapackets. Kibble is the inability of one person to smile at the next while walking down the street for fear of getting robbed or shot. I guess this isn't so much the kibble zine as it is the anti-kibble zine. But that doesn't have quite the ring to it. So don't be fooled by the title. We accept Kibble and non-kibble alike (we don't like to discriminate). Can society exist without kibble? probably not, but as J.F. Sebastion feared, we might soon be consumed by our kibble. I join him in his concern. -=- 2- Guest FAQ | ------------------/ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o This issue's guest FAQ : Prempted by News o o (send me your FAQs for inclusion) o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo This section left (not)blank in the request that you read up on the clipper fiasco currently going on with the US gov't. Those of you of international flavor reading this might be a good idea, for it could help you prevent this error in your country. Pointers on where to look for Clipper info USENET - comp.org.eff.talk alt.privacy.clipper What you don't know can hurt you. alt.security.pgp The Pretty Good Privacy package. alt.politics.datahighway You've read about it. Now Bitch about it. FTP ftp.eff.org pub/EFF/Policy/Clipper/ soda.berkeley.edu pub/cypherpunks GOPHER gopher.eff.org eff/policy/clipper wired.com Forwarded message: From: jberman@eff.org Jerry Berman Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 19:09:22 -0500 Subject: Leahy to hold hearings on Clipper Chip! Dear Friends on the Electronic Frontier: I have some good news to share with you. Senator Leahy just sent me a letter indicating that he *will* be scheduling hearings on the Administration's Clipper Chip proposal. I would like to thank all of you who sent us messages to forward to him urging hearings. I'm sure that stack of messages we printed out made a significant impact on the Senator -- the stack was over seven inches tall! (We look forward to the day when no trees will have to be sacrificed in the furtherance of democracy!) And if you haven't written a message to Rep. Cantwell yet about her proposed amendment to the Export Control Act, please do so and forward it to cantwell@eff.org. This is an address we set up to enable us to collect messages in support of her bill. We have been printing out messages and delivering them each week -- so far we've received over 4500 letters of support. For more information on the Cantwell bill, send a message to cantwell-info@eff.org. Thanks again. We'll let you know as soon as the Clipper hearing gets scheduled. Sincerely, Jerry Berman EFF Executive Director -.-.-.-.-.-.-. forward from Sen. Leahy -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Washington, DC 20510 March 1, 1994 Mr. Jerry Berman Executive Director Electronic Frontier Foundation 1001 G Street, Suite 950 East Washington, DC 20001 Dear Jerry, Thank you for forwarding to me the many thoughtful and informative messages you received over the Internet regarding the Administration's recent approval of an escrowed encryption standard, known as the Clipper Chip. Many of the messages urge Congress to hold hearings to review the Administration's Clipper Chip standard. In fact, I intend to hold a hearing before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, which I chair, to consider the important issues raised by the Clipper Chip. I will let you know when a date for the hearing is scheduled. Thank you again. Sincerely, /s/ PATRICK J. LEAHY United States Senator PJL/jud -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. JOIN EFF!! ========== EFF's work as a civil liberties organization in Washington has been very successful, but the realization of our goals of freedom and privacy online can only come with the active and vocal participation of the entire online community. Now that you have personally experienced both the threat of the loss of your privacy and the power having won the first battle, won't you take that next step and become a member of EFF? By joining EFF, you will help us to expand our reach to educate and involve an even greater number of people in the shaping of these critical issues. Your tax-deductible donation will tie you into the EFF information network and support our public policy and legal work. As a member, you will be guaranteed timely the timely information and mechanism you need to respond on these issues. Our voices in unity *do* make a difference. -stuff deleted-- o How to get PGP o When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to ensure their own right to privacy, they get PGP :-). Tired of sending your e-mail on postcards? Send me mail at ====================================================================== -=- 3- Ongoing projects | -------------------------/ So you want to get in on the action. Here are some various projects which are starting up or in process around the net. Like any other culture, the net requires constant tuning and growth. These are some of the more overt methods of doing just that. In addition these projects are a great way of accomplishing what the cyberpoet is constantly searching for . . . a net.community. o Interpedia - Internet Encyclopedia mailing list This is to inform you about the proposed Internet Encyclopedia, or Interpedia and the mailing-list for discussion of it. The original idea, due to Rick Gates, was for volunteers to cooperatively write a new encyclopedia, put it in the public domain, and make it available on the Internet. Participants on the mailing-list have expanded the concept by noting that the bibliography entries and references provided with Interpedia articles could include hypertext links to other resources available on the Internet. Unlike any printed encyclopedia, the Interpedia could be kept completely up-to-date. Indeed, it could include hypertext links to ongoing discussions, and perhaps evolve into a general interface to all resources and activities on the Internet. If you find these ideas interesting, please join the Interpedia mailing-list by sending a message to interpedia-request@telerama.lm.com with the body of the message containing the word 'subscribe' and your e-mail address, as follows: subscribe your_username@your.host.domain Owner: Doug Luce interpedia-request@telerama.lm.com Interpedia List Maintainer Telerama Public Access Internet -=- 4- Upcoming conferences | -----------------------------/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxxxXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxxXXXXXXxxxxxx x x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxXXXXXXXXxxxxxxx x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxXXXXXXXXXXxxxx xxxxxxxxx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxx x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxx xx x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxx x xx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxx xx x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxxXXXXXXxxxxxxxxx x DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxxxXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DEF CON ][ Convention Initial Announcement READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE ============================================================================= What's this? This is the initial announcement and invitation to DEF CON ][, a convention for the "underground" elements of the computer culture. We try to target the (Fill in your favorite word here): Hackers, Phreaks, Hammies, Virii coders, programmers, crackers, Cyberpunk Wannabees, Civil Liberties Groups, CypherPunks, Futurists, Artists, Etc.. WHO: You know who you are, you shady characters. WHAT: A convention for you to meet, party, and listen to some speeches that you would normally never hear. WHEN: July 22, 23, 24 - 1994 WHERE: Las Vegas, Nevada @ The Sahara Hotel So you heard about DEF CON I, and want to hit part ][? You heard about the parties, the info discussed, the bizarre atmosphere of Las Vegas and want to check it out in person? Load up your laptop muffy, we're heading to Vegas! Here is what Three out of Three people said about last years convention: "DEF CON I, last week in Las Vegas, was both the strangest and the best computer event I have attended in years." -- Robert X. Cringely, Info World "Toto, I don't think we're at COMDEX anymore." -- Coderipper, Gray Areas "Soon we were at the hotel going through the spoils: fax sheets, catalogs, bits of torn paper, a few McDonald's Dino-Meals and lots of coffee grounds. The documents disappeared in seconds." -- Gillian Newson, New Media Magazine DESCRIPTION: Last year we held DEF CON I, which went over great, and this year we are planning on being bigger and better. We have expanded the number of speakers to included midnight tech talks and additional speaking on Sunday. We attempt to bring the underground into contact with "legitimate" speakers. Sure it's great to meet and party with fellow hackers, but besides that we try to provide information and speakers in a forum that can't be found at other conferences. While there is an initial concern that this is just another excuse for the evil hackers to party and wreak havok, it's just not the case. People come to DEF CON for information and for making contacts. We strive to distinguish this convention from others in that respect. WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR: This year will be much larger and more organized than last year. We have a much larger meeting area, and have better name recognition. Because of this we will have more speakers on broader topics. Expect speaking to run Saturday and Sunday, ending around 5 p.m. Some of the new things expected include: > An INet connection with sixteen ports will be there, _BUT_ will only provide serial connections because terminals are too hard to ship. So bring a laptop with communications software if you want to connect to the network. Thanks to cyberlink communications for the connection. > There will be door prizes, and someone has already donated a Cell Phone to give away. > Dr. Ludwig will present his virii creation awards on Sunday. > A bigger and better "Spot The Fed" contest, which means more shirts to give away. > More room, we should have tables set up for information distribution. If you have anything you want distributed, feel free to leave it on the designated tables. Yes, this year there will be a true 24 hour convention space. > A 24 hour movie / video suite where we will be playing all type of stuff. VHS Format. Mail me with suggested titals to show, or bring your own. > Midnight Tech Talks on Friday and Saturday night to cover the more technical topics and leave the days free for more general discussions. WHO IS SPEAKING: I was going to run a list of the current speakers we have lined up, but at this point things are still fluid. In a few months when the speakers list is more solidified I will release it. I'll name the poeple who have committed to attending in the next announcement. Trust me. WHERE THIS THING IS: It's in Las Vegas, the town that never sleeps. Really. There are no clocks anywhere in an attempt to lull you into believing the day never ends. Talk about virtual reality, this place fits the bill with no clunky hardware. If you have a buzz you may never know the difference. It will be at the Sahara Hotel. Intel as follows: The Sahara Hotel: 1.800.634.6078 Room Rates: Single/Double $55, Tripple $65, Suite $120 (Usually $200) + 8% tax Transportation: Shuttles from the airport for cheap NOTE: Please make it clear you are registering for the DEF CON ][ convention to get the room rates. Our convention space price is based on how many people register. Register under a false name if it makes you feel better, 'cuz the more that register the better for my pocket book. No one under 21 can rent a room by themselves, so get your buddy who is 21 to rent for you and crash out. Don't let the hotel people get their hands on your baggage, or there is a mandatory $3 group baggage fee. Vegas has killer unions. OTHER STUFF: If you check out Wired like 1.5 or 1.6 there was a blurb about the new Luxor hotel with it's total VR experience. It looks like the first true VR ride / experience for a group of people, it seats eight. Intense. A friend was just over there, and tested out the various rides. Not to be outdone the new MGM grand (Largest hotel in the world) has a ride called the R360 which is basically a gyroscope they trap you into with goggles. We should get a group together and make a mass trek over there and check it out. If enough people are interested I'll call and see if we can book a time to reserve space for a bunch of us. Both are within walking distance. I'll whip up a list of stuff that's cool to check out in town there so if for some reason you leave the awesome conference you can take in some unreal sites in the city of true capitalism. MEDIA: Some of the places you can look for information from last year include: New Media Magazine, September 1993 InfoWorld, 7-12-1993 and also 7-19-1993 by Robert X. Cringely Gray Areas Magazine, Vol 2, #3 (Fall 1993) Unix World, ??? Phrack #44 COST: Cost is whatever you pay for a hotel room split however many ways, plus $15 if you preregister, or $30 at the door. This gets you a nifty 24 bit color name tag (We're gonna make it niftier this year) and your foot in the door. There are fast food places all over, and there is alcohol all over the place but the trick is to get it during a happy hour for maximum cheapness. ============================================================================ -=- 5- Letters to the editor | -----------------------------/ This is a new section, please see our policy regarding letters. From: Lauren N. 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