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	Podcast:		Kottke Ride Home
	Episode:		Mon. 1/11 - Tim Berners-Lee's Quest to Restore Balance to the Web
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:14:27
	Publish Date:		2021-01-11 21:42:56
	Description:		It’s time for two writers to pay up on a 25-year-old bet about whether tech would destroy civilization. Tim Berners-Lee’s new quest to transform the web into the one he envisioned when he created it. How the most recent COVID-19 Stimulus Bill created a new National Park––and also may reveal previously classified government research on UFOs? Sponsors: Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at Fitbod.me/kottke Skillshare, get a free trial of Premium Membership at skillshare.com/kottke Links: A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society? (Wired) He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World. (NY Times) The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Also Created America's Newest National Park (Vice) Emergency COVID Stimulus Will Likely Reveal UFO Documents (Vice) It's not just Covid relief: Smokey Bear, horse racing and the Dalai Lama included in government funding bill (NBC News) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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