Assorted Materials: Johnny Ryan

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(I just published this article on the online magazine http://www.nthposition.com/, which Seamus Sweeney introduced me to.)

Odd as it might seem in a world of ubiquitous computing and hand held email devices, the first ever web browsing software made its debut in 1991. Not until the mid 1990s did the Internet begin to make any commercial [...]

NATO Review: “iWar”

Posted by: johnnyryan on: 21 December 2007

Title: “iWar”: A new threat, its convenience – and our increasing vulnerability.
See news coverage of this article at Associated Press.

With a computer in virtually every home and office, the chances for mass communication are better than ever before. But how well protected are we if that communication is malicious or hostile? John [...]


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I'm interested in 4 things: A) THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET AND ITS LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE; B) Ireland’s Digital Competitiveness; c) the Political Impact of the Internet; D) How ideas - including violent political ideas - are communicated online.