Perform the internet!
Details
We will once again learn all about the internet through unscripted hijinks!
Important note
You don't need to know anything about the internet and stuff to join. I can tell you a bit about it. If we don't know something, we'll look it up. 😊
Description
I'm so bored with diagrams in books about internet networking and protocols! They're all like little boxes and arrows pointing to other boxes and stiff little computers and what is that thing that's a circle with an X in it? That's a server? What the hell? WHAT.
Can't a data packet be a weird little goblin cat or something? What if protocols like HTTP were mad wizards or immigration trolls or netherworld postal service hell elves? Internet service providers (ISP) could be like Richard Scarry's Busy Town Hall or Adventure Time's Nightosphere. Who knows! Are we human or are we server?
Let's draw!
You can also perform if you like. Or make music. Or whatever. Internetworking is rich with narrative promise. Have fun with it!
Why
Fun way to learn about t3h w3bz under the hood?
Materials
I have dry erase sheets to put on the wall and 5 markers in gross standard office colours.
Bring your own paint and clay and wine and cake or whatever if you like.
Mood
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
The Global Internet Is Being Attacked by Sharks, Google Confirms 🦈
Vietnam's last functional undersea cable now malfunctioning 🇻🇳
Maps
Some learning materials
OSI model (short video, longer video): sort of the internet model
Address Resolution Protocol AKA shout out to everyone
Border Gateway Protocol AKA fastest wins!
TCP/IP protocol stack and routers
Code Ethnography and the Materiality of Power in Internet Governance
Nice reference text
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, Global Edition
Companion website with videos and notes and quizzes
Companion website with animations!
Venue
My place in Bromma. Text me if you really want to come and I will text you my address privately.
Noisy and crowded environments affect me very badly and I have not been able to find quiet and calm enough spaces in Stockholm to accommodate my needs. And I need walls to stick sheets on. So it will be my place unless someone is kind enough to host in a suitable space.
Request
Please do not rate this group and its meetups. Ratings discourage experimentation free of judgment. If you want to rate, always rate zero stars. Thanks.
Perform the internet!