The expansiveness of the internet never fails to baffle me. It competes only with the vastness of the universe, for sheer incomprehensible volume. My brain hurts trying to consider it all. I first remember hearing about “the information super highway” on a news program in the early 90’s, perhaps I was just slow on the uptake, or too busy begin a kid. But they made this new ‘interweb of information’ sound almost sinister, and I pictured miles upon miles of ‘fibre optic cables’ entwining their way over, under and through absolutely everything like high-tension power Continue reading →